14/01/2005

Man stabbed in north Belfast

A 47-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed at a house in north Belfast last night.

The incident occurred at the house in Cultra Street in the loyalist Tiger’s Bay area shortly after 9pm.

The man was taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds to his back although his condition is not believed to be life threatening.

One woman has been arrested and is currently assisting police with their enquiries.

Police believe the stabbing may have been a domestic incident.

Elsewhere, in Belfast, a 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg following what appears to have been a paramilitary-style shooting in the east of the city.

The incident occured in an alleyway close to the Beersbridge Road shortly before 10pm.

Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact police on 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

(MB)

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