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Last Updated: Sunday, 19 October, 2003, 17:28 GMT 18:28 UK
Elderly man shaken after burglary
It is thought the intruder gained entry through a patio door
It is thought the intruder gained entry through a patio door
A 90-year-old man has been robbed at his home in County Down.

The man was asleep when an intruder broke into his bedroom shortly after 2200 BST on Saturday.

The intruder, who shone a torch into the man's eyes, searched the house in Donaghadee before escaping with money.

The pensioner was uninjured, but police said he was left badly shaken by the incident. It is thought the intruder gained entry through a patio door.

Police have appealed for information about the robbery.




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BBC NI's Patricia Wilkinson:
"The intruder shone a torch into the man's eyes"



SEE ALSO:
Burglary ordeal for elderly couple
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