05/07/2021

Appeal For Information On 'Despicable Attack' In Coleraine

Police have issued an appeal for information following the suspected assault of a man in Coleraine.

A man, aged in 20s, is being treated in hospital for a number of stab and slash wounds. According to reports, the man was assaulted by a "number of people" on the Bushmills Road at around 02:30 on Sunday 04 July.

Describing the incident as a "particularly nasty attack", police are working to establish "what happened, who was involved and a motive for this despicable attack".

Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them. In particular they are keen to speak to anyone who was travelling on Artillery Road or the Bushmills Road between 2 and 3am on Sunday morning.


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