A woman and two teenage children were held hostage and the husband an employee of An Post was forced to go the Post Office in Edenmore, Dublin 5.
A wife and two teenage children were held hostage and the husband an employee of An Post was forced to go the Post Office in Edenmore, Dublin 5.
A sum of money was stolen during the incident.
A number of crime scenes are preserved and a full investigation is under way.
Gardai are asking anyone who was in either the Sutton/Pormarnock Road area or who was in the Edenmore area this morning to contact then at an incident room at Clontarf Garda Station on 01 666 4832.
Garda Press Office
4th December 2008