A man has been hospitalised after a serious assault by a gang armed with baseball bats in Newry.
Detectives are investigating the incident which occurred in the Helen’s Terrace area on Tuesday, September 10.
Police received a report shortly after 10.20pm that a man, aged in his 30’s, had been attacked by a number of males armed with baseball bats.
Officers attended and found the man lying on the ground with injuries to his arms and legs.
The man was taken to hospital and is receiving treatment for his injuries.
A dark blue car, possibly an Audi estate, was seen leaving the area shortly after the assault.
Officers at the scene were made aware of damage to windows at a property nearby at Clanrye Avenue and believe both incidents may be linked.
An investigation is underway and detectives would ask anyone with any information about this incident or who may have captured dash-cam or CCTV footage which could assist with their investigation, to call them at Ardmore on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1684 10/09/24. A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
