25/02/2014

Two Men Charged Over North Belfast Attack

Two men have been charged in connection with an assault in north Belfast.

The incident, which happened on Sunday, left a man in a critical condition in hospital.

On Sunday, four men were attacked on the Antrim Road and a 24-year-old suffered serious head injuries. The other three men did not need hospital treatment.

Police have now said that two men – aged 23 and 31 – are due to appear at Belfast Magistrate's Court today (Tuesday) in connection with the incident.

The 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, assault, possession and intent to supply drugs and cultivating cannabis. The 31-year-old has been charged with assault occasioning actually bodily harm, possession and intent to supply drugs and cultivating cannabis.

(JP/CD)

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