An 85-year-old woman was injured in a hold-up at her home in Triq Katerina Vitale, Santa Lucija.

Two hooded men entered the woman's house at around 10.15 a.m. by using a ladder to climb to the woman's first floor terrace and forcing open a door. The woman was alone watching television, her daughter having just left for Mass.

The men manhandled the elderly woman and then made off with some €7,000 and some jewellery.

An inquiry is being held.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.