Detectives are appealing for information following the report of an aggravated burglary at a house in Carrickfergus on Monday evening, 9th December.

Detective Sergeant Marks said: “At approximately 9pm, a report was received that two males had approached a property situated in the Hawthorn Avenue area before attacking the male occupant with a weapon in the doorway. One of the suspects continued to smash the adjacent window and made further efforts to strike the victim”.

“The victim sustained a suspected broken arm and was left shaken as a result of the incident.”

“We are currently investigating a number of lines of enquiry in our efforts to identify the suspects and I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or anything suspicious in the area or to anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage that could assist our investigation, to contact detectives on 101 quoting reference number 1628 of 09/12/24.”

A report can also be submitted online using our 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/.