Ballyclare assault carried out by masked gang leaves victim with facial injuries

A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) patrol car equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras in Belfast. Credit: Niall Carson / PA Images
It happened shortly after 8pm on Saturday 23 December.

A man in his 20s has suffered facial injuries after he was attacked by a group of masked men at a property in Co Antrim.

It happened at a house in the Thornhill Parade area shortly after 8pm on Saturday.

Police said six masked men, "who were dressed all in black and armed with blunt weapons" were involved.

The victim received medical treatment at the scene.

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