Elderly man tied to bed in house raid

AN 85-year-old man was tied to his bed for several hours as masked raiders ransacked his home near the village of Ballyvourney, Co Cork.

The robbery occurred as gardaí confirmed they have made a significant breakthrough in another case where an 89-year-old man died as a result of injuries he received after being attacked at his home in Ovens, Co Cork, last February.

A senior garda spokesman said the attack on the 85-year-old happened when the man was locking up his house at Rath-East, Ballyvourney, at around 10pm on Monday night.