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Man badly injured in gang attack | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A man has been seriously injured in an assault in Ballymena, County Antrim. | |
The 30-year-old victim was attacked by five men near the town hall in Linenhall Street at about 0100 BST on Sunday. | The 30-year-old victim was attacked by five men near the town hall in Linenhall Street at about 0100 BST on Sunday. |
He suffered serious head wounds and remains in hospital. The attackers ran off down Bridge Street towards Harryville after the assault. | He suffered serious head wounds and remains in hospital. The attackers ran off down Bridge Street towards Harryville after the assault. |
A 20-year-old man has been arrested. The police are working to establish a motive and have appealed for witnesses. |