Gang puts shotgun to father’s head in raid

A father was handcuffed and had a sawn-off shotgun pressed against his temple by a gang of robbers who coerced his wife and children to open a safe and hand over their savings.

Gang puts shotgun to father’s head in raid

Gerry Garvey, who lives in Pallasgreen in Limerick, was terrorised in his home on Monday night by four masked men who smashed through his patio door and threatened to shoot his teenage daughter.

The latest in a spate of rural robberies saw the gang force Mr Garvey’s wife, Anne, to open the safe and hand over about €4,000 before escaping through the glass panel they broke through at 9.40pm.

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