Gang interrogate 18-year-old girl at gunpoint for over an hour

AN 18-year-old was held at gunpoint for over an hour and ordered to reveal birth dates, phone numbers and other information as three armed and masked raiders attempted to break the combination of a safe in her parent’s home.

Gardaí in Athlone have appealed for help after the gang broke into the home of a businessman in an estate in the centre of the town. They tied up three people who were in the house at the time and threatened them after demanding they open a safe.

The terrifying ordeal began at about 3am on Saturday. They tied up the 18-year-old daughter, her boyfriend and her uncle, holding them captive for over an hour. The businessman, his wife and other daughter were on holiday in Cyprus at the time.