Assault, West Belfast
12 Aug 2010
Detectives are investigating an assault in West Belfast.
Shortly before 2am, a man aged in his 20s was assaulted by a number of men in a communal area outside his flat at Lenadoon Avenue.
He was taken to hospital with three stab wounds to his head, including a stab injury to his eye. Further details of the extent of the eye injury are still being established.
The man's injuries were understood to be serious but not life-threatening.
A woman aged in 20s and two men aged in their 50s and 30s have been arrested and are assisting police with their enquiries
Initial enquiries suggest that this was a domestic-type incident.
Anyone with information should contact detectives by calling 0845 600 8000, alternatively information about crime can be passed to the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
