Brothers feared for lives in vicious attack

ELDERLY brothers Jimmy and Neilie Sugrue thought they were going to be killed when four masked men tied them up, beat them with sticks and raided their home on Valentia Island.

The raiders stole a substantial sum of money from the brothers and even pinched meat and milk from their fridge.

Jimmy, aged 83, and Neilie, aged 79, have severe bruises on their faces and hands but they are making a good recovery in Valentia Hospital, Co Kerry. However, the psychological scars of the attack may not heal as quickly and it could take weeks before the men return to their home, further back the island in Corabeg.