AN ELDERLY man was assaulted, tied up and left shaken after an aggravated burglary at his home in Timahoe on Sunday night.
The shocking incident occurred at 9.45pm on Sunday 27 March when the man, who was in his 70s, answered a knock on his front door. Two men asked said their car had broken down and asked if they could use his telephone He told them he did not have a phone and the men left.
The homeowner went into his sitting room and gardaí say that just minute later his front door was kicked in by the same men. They "roughed him up a little bit" and started demanding money so he gave them a sum of money he had in his back pocket. However this wasn't enough for the culprits, who then tied the victim's arms and legs with cable ties and continued to demand money from him. They eventually left the scene without any more money. One man was carrying a hammer and the other had a knife.
The elderly man was able to free himself from the cable ties and went to a neighbour's house and raised the alarm. He was described as being "very shook up" following the frightening incident.
Gardaí are asking if there was anyone in the Timahoe, Donadea area between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Sunday 27 March and saw any car.
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