A person has been left with doubtlessly life-changing accidents after each his fingers have been nailed to a fence in an assault in Co Antrim.
The PSNI has described the incident in Bushmills within the early hours of Sunday as “sinister” and “brutal”.
Police acquired a report shortly after midnight {that a} man, aged in his 20s, had been discovered along with his fingers nailed to a fence, with one nail by way of every hand.
The person additionally had accidents to his nostril.
He was taken to hospital, the place his situation on Sunday morning was described as not life threatening.
Police who attended the incident stated two vans parked within the public automobile park close to Dundarave Park had been set on fireplace. One of many automobiles belonged to the person who had been assaulted. Firefighters attended to extinguish the fires and each vans sustained intensive injury.
Officers stated graffiti discovered on a gable wall of a close-by constructing was being linked to the assault and arson.
In an announcement, the PSNI stated: “This was a sinister assault which has left this man with doubtlessly life-changing accidents.
“Everybody has the appropriate to reside their life free from the specter of violence and this brutal assault by individuals who violate the human rights of others have to be universally condemned.
“We reside in a democratic society the place there isn’t a justification for this. These accountable brutalise their very own communities and management others by way of intimidation and violence.
“This occurred in a residential space with various vacation lets which might be busy throughout this financial institution vacation weekend and we’re asking anybody who observed something or who might have dashcam footage to contact us urgently on 101 or confidently to Crimestoppers.” – PA