Police in the North have charged a man in connection with the abduction and assault of a couple living in Co Westmeath earlier this week.

A cross-border police investigation was continuing tonight after a 140-mile kidnap ordeal ended in a man being shot in both ankles.

Police in the North have arrested two men in connection with a punishment-style attack on a couple who were abducted from their home in Co Westmeath last night.

A cross border investigation is underway following a punishment-style attack on a couple who were abducted from their home in Co Westmeath last night.