Detectives continue to appeal for information into the report of an aggravated burglary, at a property in the Tullysaran Road area of Armagh, shortly before midnight on Thursday 18th April.

A 36 year old man was arrested in the Armagh area on Friday 19th April as part of the investigation into the incident, in which a man, aged in his 60’s, was assaulted by two males wearing balaclavas and black clothing. The man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence and has since been released on bail to allow for further enquiries to be conducted.

The investigation is ongoing and detectives would continue to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident and saw anything, or who may have CCTV or other video footage, to contact them on 101, quoting reference 1903 of 18/4/24. Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/