Four held over NI screwdriver attack

Police are questioning four teenagers today over an incident in west Belfast last night in which a 65-year-old man was stabbed…

Police are questioning four teenagers today over an incident in west Belfast last night in which a 65-year-old man was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver.

The victim was attacked in the Norfolk Drive area just before midnight.

He is said to be in a critical condition in hospital.

Two teenage boys and two girls have been arrested.

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