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Serious assault in Armagh being treated as homophobic hate crime

A man has been arrested following a serious assault in Armagh over the weekend.

Police investigating the incident have charged a 41-year-old man with a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, disorderly behaviour and criminal damage aggravated by hostility.

He is expected to appear at Newry Magistrates court tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1.

The charges follow an attack on a man in the Culdee Crescent area of the city on Sunday night, which was investigated as a homophobic hate crime

As is usual procedure the charges will be reviewed by the PPS.

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