Coleraine man recovers after overnight gun attack

A man (21) has been hospitalised following a gun attack at his Coleraine home last night.

A man (21) has been hospitalised following a gun attack at his Coleraine home last night.

Shortly after 11 p.m., three masked men forced their way into the man’s home at Hartford Park, Coleraine and shot him in his legs and right arm.

The man also suffered lacerations to the top of his head and a fractured elbow during the attack.

He is recovering in hospital today were he is "stable". The Police Service of Northern Ireland has said the motive for the attack is unclear and is appealing for information.