Slash hooks used at violent break-in at Cork home

Gardaí appeal for information after three men forced entry into Mayfield house and attacked occupants before fleeing

Gardaí on patrol in the area responded, and a man in his 30s was arrested at the scene. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Slash hooks were used in a violent break-in at a home in Cork city early on Monday morning.

Three men, armed with 'implements', broke into a house in the Lagan Grove area of Mayfield at approximately 12.40am on Monday and confronted the occupants before fleeing, gardaí said.