Woman, 78, robbed by gang for second time

An elderly woman was pushed to the ground while her rural home was ransacked for the second time in two months.

Woman, 78, robbed by gang for second time

The 78-year-old Donegal pensioner was targeted on Saturday night by three hooded men who fled in the direction of Pettigo, on the border with the North.

A spate of aggravated burglaries have been carried out on older people across the county in recent weeks, including on a 96-year-old woman who was punched and gagged in her home near Buncrana last weekend.

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