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*****UPDATE*****

Greater Sudbury Police have a description of the suspect who held an elderly couple at knife-point last night in Coniston.

The man was white, stood between five-foot-eight and six feet tall, was in his early 20?s, had a thin build and was wearing dark clothing.

Officers with the Criminal Investigation Division and Break-Enter and Robbery Unit are canvassing the area in hopes neighbours might have seen something.

Police believe the suspect chose the residence and the home invasion was not random.

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By Angela Gemmill

An elderly couple in Coniston were the victims of a home invasion last night.

Greater Sudbury Police say the male suspect knocked on the door and once inside used a knife to cut the phone lines and demand money.

The woman was able to run to the neighbours to call police and the suspect fled on foot.

The victims -both in their 80’s- were treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect hid his face with a hoodie and glasses.