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    Urmston pensioner hospitalised after robbery at home

    Friday, 18 August 2017 16:00

    By News X @sunriseradiouk

    An 80-year-old man has been hospitalised after two men barged their way in and ransacked his home in Greater Manchester.

    Shortly before 9pm on Wednesday 9 August, police were called to a property in Urmston to reports of a robbery at a house. 　

    Officers were told two men knocked on the man’s door and, as he opened it, they burst into his house shouting “take me to the money” and “where is the money?” 　

    The two offenders then dragged the 80-year-old upstairs to the doorway of the bathroom where one of them hit him on the head and the other, who was carrying a machete, struck him to the kneecap.　

    After ransacking his house for money, the offending duo left in a black Volkswagen Golf, which officers have determined has a cloned registration plate and was driven by a third person.

    Witnesses report the car was last seen a short time after the break-in on Crofts Bank Road in Urmston driving erratically and at speed.　

    The 80-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital but was subjected to a number of injuries including fractures to his spine, face and jaw.

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