PSNI appeals for witnesses to Lisburn assault

The PSNI is appealing for information after a serious assault in Lisburn yesterday evening.

The PSNI is appealing for information after a serious assault in Lisburn yesterday evening.

The attack in the Old Warren area of the city at about 7pm saw up to seven masked men force their way into a house in the area, armed with baseball bats and a handgun.

Three of the intruders assaulted an 18-year-old man and his girlfriend, who were in the house. The man was taken to hospital with severe bruising and lacerations; his girlfriend suffered bruising to her arm.

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