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09/03/2020
Man Assaulted In Racially Motivated Hate Crime
A man has sustained bruising after he was assaulted by a gang of masked men armed with baseball bats during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast.
Police are treating the incident in the Knock Grove area on Sunday 08 March as a racially motivated hate crime.
A woman and small child escaped uninjured but have been left badly shaken.
The gang forced entry to the house at around 6pm and carried out the attack. The occupant sustained bruising to his head and body as a result.
The males fled the scene on foot.
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to contact Musgrave Police Station on 101 quoting reference 1345 of 08/03/20.
Details can also be provided anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(JG/CM)
Police are treating the incident in the Knock Grove area on Sunday 08 March as a racially motivated hate crime.
A woman and small child escaped uninjured but have been left badly shaken.
The gang forced entry to the house at around 6pm and carried out the attack. The occupant sustained bruising to his head and body as a result.
The males fled the scene on foot.
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to contact Musgrave Police Station on 101 quoting reference 1345 of 08/03/20.
Details can also be provided anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(JG/CM)
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