This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7035570.stm

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Man, 84, shaken by hammer attack Man, 84, shaken by hammer attack
(about 5 hours later)
The daughter of an 84-year-old man who was hit with a hammer in Waringstown said he was badly shaken but was making a good recovery.The daughter of an 84-year-old man who was hit with a hammer in Waringstown said he was badly shaken but was making a good recovery.
Robert Campbell was attacked by a man at a filling station in Main Street in the village on Monday night. Robert Campbell was attacked by a man at a filling station in Main Street in the County Down village on Monday.
He is in a stable condition in hospital. The shop and several cars on the forecourt were badly damaged. The shop and several cars on the forecourt were badly damaged. A man has been arrested.
A man has been arrested. Mr Campbell's daughter, Emma McKinley, said her father was very shocked. Mr Campbell has since been discharged from hospital. His daughter, Emma McKinley, said he was very shocked.
" I think it all happened so quickly. "I think it all happened so quickly," she said.
"He didn't realise the extent of his injuries at the time. He had a bad wound to the left hand side of his head which the hospital stitched up for him last night.""He didn't realise the extent of his injuries at the time. He had a bad wound to the left hand side of his head which the hospital stitched up for him last night."
It is understood that the man walked into a garage shop at 2000 BST and began to smash it up. It is understood that a man walked into a garage shop at 2000 BST 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."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.""Then he went out and went ballistic in the forecourt."
The man smashed cars before beating Mr Campbell.The man smashed cars before beating Mr Campbell.