Boy (15) shot in Co Down paramilitary attack

A 15-year-old boy was dragged from his bed and shot in the legs in an apparent paramilitary-style punishment attack in Co Down…

A 15-year-old boy was dragged from his bed and shot in the legs in an apparent paramilitary-style punishment attack in Co Down last night.

According to police, the victim was asleep at his Westwinds estate home at 10.30 p.m. when five masked men broke into the house and took him into the front garden where the assault occurred.

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