Horror for woman in 80s when she is awoken by burglar demanding cash - medication and jewellery also stolen

The incident happened in the early hours of this morning in her Lawnmount Street home.

An 18 year old man has been arrested following the burglary at the home.

In a statement the PSNI said the elderly woman “was awoken by the male in her bedroom at around 5am” demanding money.

When the lady refused to pay the man left, according to the PSNI.

However it was subsequently discovered that cash, medication and jewellery had been taken.

Responding officers located a suspect a short distance away and he remains in custody at present.

Anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with our investigation, is asked to call us on the non-emergency number 101, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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