Monthly Archives: September 2018

A MAN has been left with life-changing injuries after he was badly beaten with a sledgehammer during a burglary in Larne, Co Antrim late last night. Police received a report at around 11.25pm that several men carrying sledgehammers were seen running down an alleyway in the Woodvale area of the town while a man could be heard screaming from a nearby promoter. When police arrived at the property, they noticed a number of windows were smashed. Inside, they located a man aged in his 20’s who had sustained what were described as life-changing injuries to his legs and arms. He was taken to hospital where he is currently being treated for these injuries. PSNI Detective Sergeant Pete Crothers described it as “a brutal attack, which is being treated as a paramilitary style assault at this time”. He added: “Our enquiries are at an early stage, and I would appeal to … Continue reading →

The scene in the Woodvale area of Larne where a man was attacked in his home By Brett Campbell September 18 2018 A neighbour of a young Co Antrim man who suffered “life-changing” injuries in a brutal paramilitary-style attack has expressed her shock after responding to his desperate cries for help. The victim, aged in his 20s, is recovering in hospital after a gang of men entered his Woodvale home in Larne at around 11.25pm on Sunday before beating him with sledgehammers. It is understood he lived in the property alone with his two dogs and pet cat. The culprits were seen making off down an alleyway shortly before police arrived on the scene after being alerted by a nearby resident who had got up to go to the bathroom at around 11.30pm. “I heard him screaming – it sounded like he was in a lot of pain,” she said. … Continue reading →

News that Northern Ireland health workers are being offered food bank vouchers to help them make ends meet was met with an angry response yesterday. NHS staff at the Royal and Ulster Hospitals in Belfast will be given the chance to use the service by union Unison. The union says low paid workers struggling to pay rapidly spiralling bills will leave many staff with no option but to take the vouchers. Read More Belfast hospital workers to be offered food bank vouchers as they “struggle” with low wages Reacting to the story, Sinn Féin health spokesman Pat Sheehan said hospital personnel are “bearing the brunt of relentless Tory-DUP austerity”. The MLA added: “It is ridiculous that Health Service workers in Belfast are to be offered food bank vouchers. “This is a direct result of the Tory government’s austerity agenda now supported by the DUP which has cut the block grant … Continue reading →

Police are appealing for information after a man was beaten in a paramilitary-style sledgehammer attack in Larne on Sunday night. The incident occurred in a house at Woodvale, in the Tullygarley area of the town, at approximately 11.25 pm. The victim, who is aged in his 20s, is being treated in hospital for life-changing injuries. Police have confirmed that the “brutal attack” is being treated as a “paramilitary style assault”. Detective Sergeant Pete Crothers said: “We received a report just before 11.25pm that a number of men with sledgehammers were seen running down an alleyway in the Woodvale area and that a man was heard screaming from a nearby property. “Police attended and located a man inside a property, where a number of windows were smashed. “The man, aged in his 20s, sustained injuries to his legs and arms and is being treated in hospital for what are described as … Continue reading →