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06/10/2005
Stabbing being treated as attempted murder
Police are treating the stabbing of a man in Co Antrim on Wednesday as attempted murder.
The victim sustained face and neck injuries after being attacked with a sharp instrument as he answered his door in the Eglinton Street area of Portrush shortly after 10pm.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to contact them on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Meanwhile, six men arrested in connection with the murder of former UDA chief Jim Gray are still be questioned by detectives.
Gray, 47, was shot dead outside his father's home in east Belfast on Tuesday evening.
Police have confirmed that the involvement of the UDA was a "major line of inquiry" in the investigation.
(MB/GB)
The victim sustained face and neck injuries after being attacked with a sharp instrument as he answered his door in the Eglinton Street area of Portrush shortly after 10pm.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to contact them on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Meanwhile, six men arrested in connection with the murder of former UDA chief Jim Gray are still be questioned by detectives.
Gray, 47, was shot dead outside his father's home in east Belfast on Tuesday evening.
Police have confirmed that the involvement of the UDA was a "major line of inquiry" in the investigation.
(MB/GB)
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