Three men assaulted in North incidents

Three men have been seriously assaulted in the North in separate incidents over the weekend.

Three men have been seriously assaulted in the North in separate incidents over the weekend.

A man in his 40s was in a critical condition in hospital last night after he was assaulted in Co Antrim. A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital after he was attacked in Armagh city. He was stabbed in the back with a broken bottle and received a head injury. A man was taken to hospital in Belfast after he was attacked in Irvinestown. His condition was described as critical.

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