`Punishment' beatings continue

A 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after a "punishment" attack in Ardoyne in north Belfast

A 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after a "punishment" attack in Ardoyne in north Belfast. He suffered a broken arm and leg when attacked by a group of men with iron bars on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, several masked men with baseball bats forced their way into a house in Ashmount Park in Lisburn Co Antrim, on Sunday night and beat up three men and two women. One of the men suffered a broken arm. The other victims suffered cuts and bruising.

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