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| City restaurateur beaten at home | City restaurateur beaten at home |
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| One of Belfast's leading restaurateurs is in hospital with head injuries after being assaulted outside his home in Newtownabbey. | One of Belfast's leading restaurateurs is in hospital with head injuries after being assaulted outside his home in Newtownabbey. |
| Eddie Fung, 38, founded the Red Panda group and recently opened the Fat Buddha on Belfast's Lisburn Road. | Eddie Fung, 38, founded the Red Panda group and recently opened the Fat Buddha on Belfast's Lisburn Road. |
| He was assaulted by two men, outside his house at Briar Court, off Upper Road in Greenisland, early on Saturday. | He was assaulted by two men, outside his house at Briar Court, off Upper Road in Greenisland, early on Saturday. |
| Police have ruled out a racial motive and are thought to be investigating whether it was an attempted robbery. | Police have ruled out a racial motive and are thought to be investigating whether it was an attempted robbery. |
| Mr Fung is in a stable condition after treatment for a head wound. | Mr Fung is in a stable condition after treatment for a head wound. |
| His attackers escaped in a small red car. | |
| The attack happened outside Mr Fung's home in Briar Court | |
| In a separate attack in Newtownabbey a 46-year-old man suffered a suspected broken arm and leg when he was beaten by four men with batons in the Ballyduff estate. | In a separate attack in Newtownabbey a 46-year-old man suffered a suspected broken arm and leg when he was beaten by four men with batons in the Ballyduff estate. |
| It happened at Ballyfore Walk at about 0040 GMT. | It happened at Ballyfore Walk at about 0040 GMT. |
| Police have appealed for information about both assaults. |