Gun burglary pair to appear before court

 

A man and woman arrested by Gardaí investigating two aggravated burglaries in Ballyjamesduff at the weekenmd are expected to appear before a sitting of Virginia District Court later this morning charged in connection with the case.

Shortly after 7pm on April 29 last, two intruders forced entry into the home of a woman aged in her 70s. They threatened her at gun point and made off with quantities of jewellery and cash.

Minutes later the two intruders entered a second house. They threatened the owner of the house, a man in his 90s, and fled the scene with a sum of cash.

The alarm was raised and during a follow up operation local Garda units intercepted a car in Virginia. The occupants of the car, a man in his 20s and woman in her 30s, were arrested and brought to Bailieborough Garda Station.
They are both currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

A technical and forensic examination of the scenes has been carried out.

As part of their investigations, Gardaí have also recovered some of the property taken during the burglaries.

The man and woman were not physically injured during the burglaries, but did receive medical treatment and assessment.