Masked attacker slashes man in Bangor with knife

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has appealed for witnesses to a vicious stabbing attack which took place in Bangor, County Down to come forward.

A 36-year-old man was attacked by a masked man armed with a ‘Stanley’ knife in Vennell car park in the town just after midday on Thursday January 3. The man received slash wounds to his face, chest and stomach, although it is understood the man’s injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Meanwhile in Belfast three men have been injured in overnight violence in Belfast, County Antrim.

Two men suffered gunshot wounds in separate paramilitary-style shootings in Belfast on Wednesday January 2, while another man was stabbed outside his home.

In the North Queen’s Street area of Belfast, a man in his forties was taken to hospital after being shot in his left leg around 9pm in an alleyway between Glenrose Link and North Queen Street.

A second man, 32, was shot and wounded in the leg at Drumard Square in the Belvoir area around 6pm.

A third man in his forties is critically ill after being stabbed outside his house near the Limestone Road in north Belfast. (AMcE)