Three elderly siblings being visited by Metropolitan Police officers because they are too scared to leave their house because of burglars, London, UK

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Three elderly siblings with a combined age of 260 told of their terror after armed thieves raided their home twice in just over a week. Cruel thugs threatened Mary Dowling, 88, sister Alice, 81 and older brother George, 89, with a screwdriver before stealing money meant to their life savings, police said. The siblings say they have barricaded themselves in their Shepherd's Bush home every night for two months after being left too scared to sleep by the attacks. The trio were first targeted by conmen claiming to be fire inspectors who barged their way into the home in the search for cash in November last year.

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Location: Shepherd's Bush, London, UK
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