Teenager loses leg after Belfast ‘punishment shooting’

Police in the North have arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with a paramilitary-style attack that has caused a Belfast teenager to lose his leg.

Teenager loses leg after Belfast ‘punishment shooting’

Police in the North have arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with a paramilitary-style attack that has caused a Belfast teenager to lose his leg.

The 18-year-old had to have his leg amputated after being shot during the attack in the republican Falls Road area on Saturday morning.

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