Elderly owners of betting shop mugged

TWO hooded individuals assaulted an elderly couple, owners of a betting shop in Dhali, and robbed them of €5,400 in cash and €1,000 worth of lottery tickets, police said yesterday.

The couple were walking home from their shop on Friday evening when they were attacked by the unknown assailants.

The 73-year-old man and his wife, 68, tried to defend themselves but were pushed to the ground by the robbers who fled the scene after grabbing the bag with the cash and lottery tickets.

The couple later went to the Nicosia general hospital where the 68-year-old woman was treated for minor injuries.

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