Police have launched an tried homicide investigation after intruders “poured accelerant” over a pensioner in his dwelling in County Armagh on Thursday night.
A report was acquired that six masked males armed with bats entered the person’s front room on the Clay Street in Keady at about 19:35 GMT.
Det Insp Moffett stated: “This was a horrible ordeal for this man who was subjected to a savage beating and has now misplaced his dwelling.”
The person, who’s in his 70s, stays in hospital with a variety of accidents.
The Police Service of Northern Eire (PSNI) stated the intruders attacked the person with bats “as he lay on the ground” and “then poured accelerant over him and round his dwelling earlier than sparking a hearth”.
His car was additionally destroyed.
He ran “previous his attackers” into the yard the place he was attacked once more, they stated, including that one of many males “ransacked” the upstairs of the house in the course of the assault.
The PSNI stated they imagine the suspects left in a dark-coloured car, probably an property automotive.
“The badly injured man then managed to make his option to the roadside and lift the alarm with a passing member of the general public,” police stated.
Det Insp Moffett stated: “We’re rising our anti-burglary patrolling, notably in our border areas.”
“In the event you captured CCTV, doorbell, dashcam or any footage within the Keady space on Thursday night, please get in contact.”
