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Case No. 18956Burglary and assault · Co. Clare · 2 Dec 2023

Elderly Quilty man assaulted and robbed in his home

At about 9:45am on Saturday 2 December 2023, two men dressed as workers knocked on the door of a residential property in Emlagh near Quilty, Co Clare, forced their way in and searched it. A man in his eighties, the occupant, was assaulted and treated at the scene for minor injuries, and the men took a quantity of cash and left. The Clare Echo reported the incident on 6 December 2023, and gardaí in Ennistymon appealed for witnesses to contact them. No arrests or charges were reported in that first report, so the latest development is the garda appeal.

  1. Reported6 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two men dressed as workers knocked on the door and forced their way into the house.
  • The men searched the property.
  • The elderly male occupant was assaulted.
  • The occupant received treatment for minor injuries at the scene from ambulance personnel.
  • The men took a quantity of cash and left the scene.
Where
The residential property is in Emlagh near Quilty, Co Clare.
When
The incident happened at about 9:45am on Saturday 2 December 2023.
Other details
  • The occupant is a man in his eighties.
  • The first report, published on 6 December 2023, named no suspects and no arrests had been made.
Charges
The offence is recorded as burglary and assault.
Investigation
Gardaí in Ennistymon are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe men forced their way into the house and searched the property. (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe elderly male occupant was assaulted. (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe occupant received treatment for minor injuries at the scene from ambulance personnel. (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe men took a quantity of cash and left the scene. (clareecho.ie)
  • whereThe house is a residential property in Emlagh near Quilty, Co Clare. (clareecho.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at about 9:45am on Saturday. (clareecho.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Ennistymon are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. (clareecho.ie)
  • otherTwo men dressed as workers knocked on the door. (clareecho.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Dec2023
    Reportedclareecho.ie, first report
    Elderly Quilty man assaulted & robbed in his own home - Clare Echo

    First report of the incident. Gives the location, the occupant's age and sex, the injuries and a garda appeal. No arrests or suspects are named.

    victim, eighties, malesuspect, malesuspect, male