Police question three following armed burglary in Antrim

Police in the North are investigating an aggravated burglary in Ballymena county Antrim.

Police question three following armed burglary in Antrim

Police in the North are investigating an aggravated burglary in Ballymena county Antrim.

It is understood a number of men entered a house in the Moat Road area, where it’s believed a 39-year-old man was threatened with hammers and a handgun.

The man was assaulted before the culprits made off with a sum of cash.

The man was taken to hospital where he received treatment for minor injuries.

A 32-year-old woman and two children, aged 5 and 3, who were also in the house at the time, were not injured.

Three men - aged 35, 36 and 39 - are being questioned by police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the PSNI.

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