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23/10/2015
Woman Attacked By Armed Masked Men In North Belfast
A 24-year-old woman has been attacked by a group of armed masked men in north Belfast.
The incident happened at a house on Greenland Street at around 9.30pm on Thursday.
Four men, one of which is believed to have been armed with a gun and the others with baseball bats, forced their way into the house and assaulted the woman who was upstairs at the time.
A man, 25, who was also in the house at the time escaped through a window.
Police would like to speak to anyone who can help them identify a dark-coloured Volkswagon saloon-type vehicle that was in the area at the time, or for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/JP)
The incident happened at a house on Greenland Street at around 9.30pm on Thursday.
Four men, one of which is believed to have been armed with a gun and the others with baseball bats, forced their way into the house and assaulted the woman who was upstairs at the time.
A man, 25, who was also in the house at the time escaped through a window.
Police would like to speak to anyone who can help them identify a dark-coloured Volkswagon saloon-type vehicle that was in the area at the time, or for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/JP)
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