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Man, 84, hurt in hammer rampage | Man, 84, hurt in hammer rampage |
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An 84-year-old man is recovering after he was beaten on the head with a hammer at a petrol station in County Armagh. | An 84-year-old man is recovering after he was beaten on the head with a hammer at a petrol station in County Armagh. |
The attacker walked into a garage shop at Main Street, Waringstown, on Monday night and began to smash it up. | The attacker walked into a garage shop at Main Street, Waringstown, on Monday night and began to smash it up. |
"Staff and customers were fearing for their lives. Another guy tried to intervene but he was too powerful," said shop manager Jennifer Magill. | |
"Then he went out and went ballistic in the forecourt." The man smashed cars before beating the elderly man. | "Then he went out and went ballistic in the forecourt." The man smashed cars before beating the elderly man. |
He suffered a head injury and is in a stable condition in Craigavon Area Hospital. | He suffered a head injury and is in a stable condition in Craigavon Area Hospital. |
One person is being questioned about the attack. | One person is being questioned about the attack. |