A gang of masked men wielding metal bars assaulted two men, aged 28 and 22, in a house in the mainly Catholic Poleglass estate of west Belfast yesterday. The older of the two had both legs broken while the other suffered facial injuries in what the RUC said appeared to be a punishment beating which occurred shortly after 7 p.m.
Two injured in beating
A gang of masked men wielding metal bars assaulted two men, aged 28 and 22, in a house in the mainly Catholic Poleglass estate…
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