Man assaulted, Coleraine
12 Aug 2009
A man has been conveyed to hospital following an assault in Coleraine. The incident occurred when a number of masked men brandishing baseball bats forced their way into a house in Cuilrath Street around 10:00 pm on Tuesday August 11.
Once inside the house they singled out a man and beat him. The man managed to escape, but the gang followed him to a neighbouring house where they assaulted him for a second time. The injured man is understood to have suffered a broken leg and puncture wounds to both legs.
Detectives at Coleraine, who have not yet established a motive for the assault, are anxious to hear from anyone who noticed the culprits in the area prior to the incident or afterwards as they made off from the scene. The telephone number to ring is 0845 600 8000, or contact the ‘Crimestoppers’ charity anonymously on freephone 0800 555 111.
