Pensioner shaken after five masked people enter his home and rummage through rooms

The incident happened at the home of a man aged in his 70s in the Saintfield Road area of Lisburn on Saturday evening.

Police are appealing for information.

“Police received a report shortly before 11.30pm on Saturday, February 17 that between 10pm and 10.30pm on the same evening, five masked men entered a house in the Saintfield Road area,” a police spokesperson said.

“A man, aged in his 70s, who was inside the house at the time, was threatened by the suspects, who were all wearing black clothing, balaclavas and long black gloves.

“The men rummaged through a number of rooms in the house and the rest of the property outside. They left on foot without taking anything.

“Although the victim was not physically injured, he was left extremely shaken by what happened.

“We would appeal to anyone who was in the Saintfield Road area on Saturday between 10pm and 10.30pm and noticed anything suspicious, or out of the ordinary, to make contact with police on 101, quoting reference 1900 17/02/24.”