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03rd Apr 2019

Two teenagers arrested following violent burglary at a house in Kerry

Alan Loughnane

Two men were allegedly beaten with hammers.

Gardaí investigating an aggravated burglary at a house in Kerry have arrested two teenagers, aged 17 and 16.

At 12.30am on 31 March, two males entered a house in the Dromin area of Listowel, allegedly armed with hammers.

Two men in the house, aged in their 20s and 30s, were assaulted in the burglary and subsequently received medical attention at the scene for serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Criminal damage was also caused to the house and a car parked outside the residence.

Gardaí assisted by the Armed Support Unit arrested two juvenile males in the Listowel area. They are currently detained at Listowel and Ballybunion Garda stations under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

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