Armed gang assault pair before making off with cash

Detectives appealed for information following the aggravated burglary in the Melrose Street area.

Police said that the three men were armed with a knife, a hammer and batons.

Just before midnight, it is reported that three armed men forced their way into the property and assaulted two men, aged 26 and 24, before fleeing with a quantity of cash and other personal items. The two men aged in their 20s required medical treatment at the time of the incident.

Detective Constable Campbell said: “I would ask anyone with any information about this incident to contact detectives at Musgrave Police Station on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 6 of 18/12/16.”