Five people were injured in three separate violent assaults in Northern Ireland at the weekend.
In Co Antrim, a man had part of his left ear and nose bitten off in an attack yesterday morning. The 48-year-old was walking along the Slaughterford Road near Whitehead shortly after 1am when he was attacked. A woman alerted police and they have asked her to contact them again.
Half an hour earlier, two men were stabbed in the Dunlea Vale area of Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Police appealed to anyone in the area shortly after midnight to contact them.
Meanwhile, two Polish men were kicked and beaten during a racist assault by a gang. The victims had returned from a barbecue near their home in the Moneydig area of Garvagh, Co Derry, when five men forced their way inside.
They were taken to hospital where they were treated for their injuries. One of their attackers is believed to have been around 40, with shoulder-length silver hair. - (PA)
