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21/01/2005
Two men to appear in court following attempted assault
Two men from the Greater Belfast area have been charged following an attempted assault on a man in Dunmurry on Thursday morning.
The men, aged 35 and 41, were charged with attempted murder, making threats to kill, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapons following the incident at Summerhill Drive in the town.
They were expected to appear at Craigavon Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning.
Elsewhere, police are appealing for information following a hammer attack on a man in Co Antrim on Thursday.
The 58-year-old man was attacked by three men who broke into his home in Quickthorn Place, Coleraine last night.
He was beaten on the head with a hammer during the paramilitary-style assault. The condition of the victim is not yet known.
(MB)
The men, aged 35 and 41, were charged with attempted murder, making threats to kill, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapons following the incident at Summerhill Drive in the town.
They were expected to appear at Craigavon Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning.
Elsewhere, police are appealing for information following a hammer attack on a man in Co Antrim on Thursday.
The 58-year-old man was attacked by three men who broke into his home in Quickthorn Place, Coleraine last night.
He was beaten on the head with a hammer during the paramilitary-style assault. The condition of the victim is not yet known.
(MB)
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