Ballymoney: Woman taken to hospital after masked and armed men attack home in 'very distressing' incident
A woman was taken to hospital after being attacked by masked and armed men during a burglary in Ballymoney.
A number of children were in the house at the time of the incident on Friday night (January 29).
Police, who described the attack as “very distressing”, are appealing for witnesses and anyone who has information to come forward.
Inspector Dalzell said: “We received a report at around 9.15pm on Friday that two masked men, armed with weapons, had attacked a property in the Carnany Park area and assaulted a woman within the house.
"Officers attended the scene, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, who took the woman on to hospital for treatment to her injuries.
"There were a number of people in the property at the time of the attack, including another woman and a man, along with a number of children.
"A significant amount of damage was caused to the interior of the house, with numerous items smashed before the men made off.
"We believe the suspects turned right after leaving the house and then ran down an alleyway beside the next door property.
"This was a very distressing incident for all concerned, particularly given the fact there were a number of children in the house while all of this was going on.
"We would therefore appeal to anyone who saw what happened, or who has any information, including CCTV, dashccam or other footage, to contact police on the 101 number, quoting reference 1488 of 30/01/26.
"You can also submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form at www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”