Man’s legs broken in sledgehammer attack

A MAN suffered two broken legs and head injuries yesterday when he was beaten with sledgehammers in the North.

A gang of masked men burst into a house at 2.15am in Manor Avenue, Bangor, before attacking the 44-year-old victim. They then made off in a white car.

Police found a white Ford Escort on fire in Drumhirk Drive in the nearby Kilcooley estate shortly after the paramilitary-style attack.