Armed gang robs woman at Co Antrim home

Three armed men threatened and robbed a woman at gunpoint in her Co Antrim late last night.

Three armed men threatened and robbed a woman at gunpoint in her Co Antrim late last night.

The woman, who had just returned to her home in Aghalee on the Derryola Bridge Road when she was dragged r from her car and into the house when the gang demanded cash.

The woman later managed to escape and raise the alarm. When police arrived at the scene, the house had been ransacked and cash and a watch taken.  The gang escaped.

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