PSNI investigate assault in Antrim

Police in the North are investigating an alleged assault on a 16-year-old girl at a bonfire in Ballymena, Co Antrim.

The victim suffered swelling and bruising to the eye after she was punched in the face at the site in the Dunville area of Dunclug estate early this morning.

Sinn Féin MLA Daithi McKay said “This is another example of the fear and intimidation that some individuals are trying to instil in this community and they will not succeed.

“The person who carried out this attack is nothing more than a thug and I would call on anyone with any information to bring it forward.”