The incident took place at approximately 5:45am on Saturday 13 June last year at a residential address on Neath Drive in Ipswich. Three men forced entry to the property, waking the single occupant, a man in his 60s. The men, threatened the victim with a knife and to pour boiling water over him, they demanded that the victim reveal his PIN for his bank card, stealing the card, a large sum of cash and jewellery. Just a short time later the bank card was used to withdraw cash from a nearby cashpoint. The victim was left distressed and shocked but not harmed as a result of the incident.
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