Police are investigating an incident at Lakeside Villas when a number of masked men are alleged to have tied people up.

An email sent to residents at the condos claimed that a gang armed with machetes and a gun entered one of the apartments, tied three people up and stole cash.

But it is understood those attacked have not reported the incident to police.

Yesterday a spokesman for the RCIPS said: “We can confirm we received a report late Tuesday morning of an incident at Lakeside that had occurred some 12 hours earlier. The facts of the matter have not yet been established and police enquiries are ongoing.”