30/04/2014

Two Arrested Over Aggravated Burglary

Two men have been arrested over an aggravated burglary in Dublin.

The incident happened at a property in Casana View, Howth, on 13 December 2013.

On that morning, four men, one of whom was armed with a nail bar, entered the house where a woman in her 40s and her eight-year-old daughter were inside.

The men threatened the mother and demanded money before escaping with a sum of cash and a car. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Howth village.

Two suspects, said to be aged 32 and 42, were detained in Dublin on Wednesday morning (30 April) and are being questioned at Clontarf Garda station.

(JP)

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