Elderly woman locked in bedroom while thieves ransack her home

An elderly woman was threatened when a gang broke in to her home in Co Down late last night.

Four men forced their way into the house in the Whitehill Estate in Bangor.

The elderly woman was ordered to stay in her bedroom as the thieves ransacked every room. They made off with a sum of cash.

While the woman was uninjured, police say she was shaken by the incident.