Three women abducted by armed, masked men from their home in Dublin Thursday 25th September 2014 ● NEWSBy Shuki Byrne 0
5 Gardai fired a number of shots at the scene Gardai fired a number of shots at the scene Three females in north Dublin were last night abducted from their home in Malahide by a gang, gardai have said.
The incident began in the early hours of this morning when the three females, believed to be the postmistresss, her daughter and an Italian student, were abducted from their home in Malahide by masked men.
From there they were driven to the Post Office at Bayside, Sutton, by three armed and masked men. The raiders left the Post Office with an undisclosed sum of money - thought to be in the region of €85,000 - in a dark coloured car.
During the course of the morning, Gardaí became aware of the incident and a comprehensive response team was put in place involving both local and national units.
Members of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) assisted by other Garda units intercepted a car on the Malahide Road. The raiders crashed the vehicle and fled on foot.
It's understood the gang crashed the car near Malahide Park and some of the suspects fled into the grounds of Malahide Castle.
One man in his early 20s was arrested at the scene and an amount of cash recovered from the car. A number of shots were discharged by Gardaí at this scene.
The three females were uninjured but have been through a traumatic experience, gardai said.
They said they are still searching for two men involved in the abduction and robbery.
A man in his late 40s/early 50s, with grey white hair and a chubby build, 5'10 in height and wearing dark leggings and a dark top is being sought.
The other individual, a man in his late 40s/ early 50s, also of a chubby build, with dark grey hair, wearing blue runners with a green stripe top is also being sought.
It is understood one large bag of cash was recovered following the dramatic interception.
