The victim was standing outside the front of a hotel when he was violently attacked by a gang of males, who had their faces covered, before they made off in a black Toyota Avensis
A gang of males threw liquid into a man’s face before stabbing him multiple times outside a hotel.
The victim was standing outside the hotel in Banbridge at around 8:30pm on Tuesday (December 23) when he was set upon by the males, who all had their faces covered. No arrests have been made and the suspects remain at large.
Detectives from Police Service of Northern Ireland are investigating the incident. It’s believed at this stage that one of the suspects “threw a liquid in the victim’s face” after exiting a vehicle.
A PSNI statement reads: “We received a report at around 8.30pm on Tuesday, 23rd December that a man had been attacked by a number of males outside a hotel. It was reported that one of the suspects exited a vehicle at the front of the hotel and threw a liquid in the victim’s face.
“The injured man attempted to run away but fell and was then slashed multiple times across his back before the males got into the vehicle and drove off. Officers attended along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the man was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.
“The males involved in the attack had their faces covered and it is believed they were driving a black Toyota Avensis.”
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