Two men in hospital after attacks

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

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.

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