PSNI detectives from the Lisburn and Castlereagh area are urgently seeking information following a harrowing...

Published: 5:02 pm April 7, 2024
Updated: 11:46 am October 8, 2025
Aggravated Burglary in Castlereagh: Family Left “Extremely Distressed”

PSNI detectives from the Lisburn and Castlereagh area are urgently seeking information following a harrowing incident of aggravated burglary that unfolded on Saturday, April 6. According to Detective Sergeant Cargin, the incident occurred in the tranquil Greenwood Hill neighbourhood, leaving a family traumatised.

At approximately 10.45pm four masked assailants, brandishing a screwdriver, forcibly entered a residential property. The sole occupant at the time was a woman caring for her four young children. The intruders swiftly took control, ushering the children to an upstairs bedroom while the other two ransacked the home.

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