Two men in hospital after attacks

Two men are recovering in hospital in the North today following two separate assaults in Downpatrick.

At around 1.30am, a 26-year-old man was attacked and stabbed as he walked through the Meadowlands area.

A number of hours later, three masked men, armed with baseball bats and crowbars, burst into a house in Croft Close and attacked an 18-year-old man. He suffered fractures to his legs.

The RUC is investigating both incidents.