A 79-year-old man was shot in both knees and ankles at his home in the New Lodge area of Belfast last night. Two masked men entered the man's house around 9.30 p.m. and tied him up before shooting him and beating him about the head.
Man shot in legs in Belfast
A 79-year-old man was shot in both knees and ankles at his home in the New Lodge area of Belfast last night
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