Three arrested after man assaulted in Portadown

The victim of the assault in Portadown needed hospital treatment for his injuries. Credit: Pacemaker

A man in his 30s has had to be taken to hospital after being assaulted in Portadown in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The incident happened in the Brownstown Road area shortly before 3.45am.

Three men – aged 27, 32 and 43 – were arrested a short time later and remain in custody.

According to police, officers remain in the area conducting enquiries.

They have asked anyone who was in the vicinity of Shamrock Park or Brownstown Road and who witnessed the incident to contact them on 101.