Thieves add to a family’s tragedy

CALLOUS thieves who detained a man and his family as his wife lay seriously ill in a hospital bed made certain of their getaway with what is believed to be a substantial sum of money by stealing their victim’s prosthetic leg in order to prevent him from following them.

The shocking incident happened around midnight on Saturday, November 19, when men entered the Connors family home in Ryleen, just outside New Ross, Co Wexford, and detained the family for a short length of time.

They escaped with the cash and Michael Connors’ prosthetic leg, which was later recovered by gardaí.