Antrim man attacked in home

A Co Antrim man has been injured after being attacked in a paramilitary-style assault by three masked and armed men.

A Co Antrim man has been injured after being attacked in a paramilitary-style assault by three masked and armed men.

The attack took place around 1.55 a.m. yesterday. The victim was asleep in the bedroom of his house at Grange Drive in Ballyclare when his attackers entered. They beat him with baseball bats, causing severe bruising to his left arm, elbow and back.

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