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19/02/2009
Third Man Arrested In Family Home Raid Investigation
A third man has been arrested in relation to the armed raid at a house in Turloughmore in Galway on Sunday night.
During the incident, a couple and three of their four children were tied up and held at gunpoint in their home.
The 42 year old man was arrested on his release from University College Hospital Galway shortly after 3pm yesterday, and is currently being detained at Mill Street Garda Station.
During the incident, a gang of men armed with a shotgun, a hatchet and other weapons, are believed to have launched a raid on the house in Lackagh in Turloughmore, about 15km from Galway city, just before 9.00pm on Sunday night.
The man, his wife and their four young children aged between one and seven, were in their home when the raiders forced their way in.
Gardai in Galway arrested two men in connection with incident on the night and both have been charged. They are 46 and 22 years of age.
The businessman and his family were not injured in the raid but were described as "deeply traumatised" by a spokesman for the Gardaí.
(DW/BMcC)
During the incident, a couple and three of their four children were tied up and held at gunpoint in their home.
The 42 year old man was arrested on his release from University College Hospital Galway shortly after 3pm yesterday, and is currently being detained at Mill Street Garda Station.
During the incident, a gang of men armed with a shotgun, a hatchet and other weapons, are believed to have launched a raid on the house in Lackagh in Turloughmore, about 15km from Galway city, just before 9.00pm on Sunday night.
The man, his wife and their four young children aged between one and seven, were in their home when the raiders forced their way in.
Gardai in Galway arrested two men in connection with incident on the night and both have been charged. They are 46 and 22 years of age.
The businessman and his family were not injured in the raid but were described as "deeply traumatised" by a spokesman for the Gardaí.
(DW/BMcC)
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