Gang disguised themselves and accents in violent burglary

The aggravated burglary took place in the early hours of Monday at a property on the outskirts of Ballintober village, Co Roscommon

It is thought that more than two men entered the premises in Ashpark and escaped only with a small sum of cash and some cigarettes. Picture: Dan Linehan

Gardaí are gathering together evidence and beginning the process of identifying possible suspects in relation to a violent burglary at the home of a 94-year-old woman and her two sons.

Technical tests are being conducted at the scene, comprising a business premises and an adjoining home, to try and gather DNA samples and other possible forensic evidence.