Man recovers after beating

A 21 year old man is recovering in hospital after a so called punishment attack in north, Belfast

A 21 year old man is recovering in hospital after a so called punishment attack in north, Belfast. Masked men carrying metal bars entered his home in Ballysillan Avenue on Sunday night and assaulted him.

Meanwhile, a man in his 30s is recovering after he was assaulted by about 15 men in Banbridge, Co Down, on Sunday.

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