An elderly brother and sister's life savings were stolen today after a masked thug held them at knifepoint in a terrifying aggravated burglary.
Gardai have launched a probe after 79-year-old Gerry O'Halloran and his sister Mary, 83, were left "deeply traumatised" after the incident in Cork city after 7.30am this morning.
Gerry was confronted by a man, armed with a large blade, in the hallway at his home in sheltered accommodation in the Boyce’s Street area of Cork city.
