Hesse: Burglars tie up man and rob him

Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) - Unknown persons severely injured, tied up and robbed a 56-year-old in his Frankfurt apartment.

Hesse: Burglars tie up man and rob him

Frankfurt/Main (dpa/lhe) - Unknown persons severely injured, tied up and robbed a 56-year-old in his Frankfurt apartment. After about an hour, the man was able to free himself early Sunday morning and call the police emergency number, the police said. According to the information, the 56-year-old was surprised by two perpetrators while he was sleeping and was hit several times in the face before he was tied with tape and his eyes and mouth taped shut.

When the police arrived, his entire home had been ransacked. Various watches and cash worth tens of thousands of euros were stolen. The man was taken to a hospital. The investigations are ongoing.