Garda information appeal after elderly woman and her daughter threatened at knifepoint

Gardai have appealed for witnesses after a woman in her 80s was threatened at her home by an armed and masked burglar who pulled a knife on the terrified pensioner.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a woman in her 80s was threatened at her home by an armed and masked burglar who pulled a knife on the terrified pensioner before chasing her next door to her daughter's home and threatened the woman and her daughter, writes David Raleigh.

Gardaí said the "frightening" "aggravated burglary" occurred at Ballycummin Road, Raheen, Limerick, around 5.40pm last Thursday, April 6.