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Thu 1 Oct 2026 22.10 EDT First published on Thu 1 Oct 2026 16.46 EDT

Virginia Gorman, said the three men charged had allegedly planned the offences.

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I believe that these men had done some research and they believed that these women might be home alone and they might have money on the premises. So they were specifically targeted.

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Gorman described the alleged offences as “very violent”. She said:

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Excessively violent for three men armed with a weapon against vulnerable women home alone – excessively. It’s excessive violence.

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