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BANDITS burned an 80-year-old Rio Claro man during a home invasion on August 4.

The victim told investigators he was at his Libertville home, where he lives alone, around 4 pm when he was accosted by two suspects in the washroom.

He said the men announced a robbery and hit him several times in the face. The men then used an aerosol spray can and a lighter to burn his face to try to get him to open a firearm safe. However, he said he managed to escape and locked himself in the bathroom where he called out to neighbours for help.