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05/11/2003
Police appeal as Derry man receives serious head injuries
Police in Londonderry are appealing for information after a man was left with serious head injuries following an attack in the city yesterday morning.
Two assailants attacked the man in Sackville Street shortly after 2.30am on Tuesday morning. In what police are describing as a "brutal attack, the men then proceeded to jump on their victim's head as he lay on the ground.
The man is seriously ill and has not yet recovered consciousness in hospital following the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB)
Two assailants attacked the man in Sackville Street shortly after 2.30am on Tuesday morning. In what police are describing as a "brutal attack, the men then proceeded to jump on their victim's head as he lay on the ground.
The man is seriously ill and has not yet recovered consciousness in hospital following the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB)
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