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Gardaí have arrested two men and recovered cash after a robbery at the home of a couple in their 80s in Dublin.
A Garda spokesman said the incident occurred at 2pm on Wednesday, when the couple had returned to their home in the Beaumont area following a visit to their local bank.
“They had withdrawn money which was intended to pay for a family holiday. As they entered their home, a man approached from their driveway.
“This man allegedly assaulted the couple and then fled the scene with the cash,” the spokesman said.
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“The couple were not seriously injured, but were badly-bruised and traumatised.”
Arrests
The spokesman said that, following extensive investigations, gardaí stopped a car on the Swords Road at 12.40pm on Thursday and the two occupants, a man in his 30s and a man in his 40s, were arrested in relation to the incident.
They are being detained at Clontarf Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Gardaí recovered a quantity of cash in a follow-up search.