Woman threatened with sword in Ballyclare aggravated burglary

Q Newsdesk

A woman in her 60's has been threatened by a man wielding a sword during an aggravated burglary in Ballyclare.

It happened in the early hours of Friday morning in the Upper Ballyboley Road area .

The man demanded her to hand over car keys and money.

He then made off in a blue Peugot 106 which was found burnt out a short distance away.

A 20 year old man was arrested in connection with incident but has since been released on bail.

Detective Sergeant Coulter said: “We received a report that at around 1am a man had entered a property in the Upper Ballyboley Road area armed with what was described as a sword. 

“The man threatened the female occupant, who is aged in her sixties, and demanded she hand over car keys and money. He then made off in a blue Peugeot 106. The vehicle was found burnt out a short distance down the road. The woman was not injured, however, she was left very shocked by the incident.

“Officers subsequently arrested a 20-years-old-man on suspicion of aggravated burglary and stealing; aggravated vehicle taking causing damage to the vehicle and driving while disqualified. He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.