16/11/2006

Three due in court over Bangor assault

Three men are due to appear at Downpatrick Magistrates Court later today charged with attempted murder.

One of the men is also facing charges of aggravated burglary.

The charges are connected to an incident in Bangor, County Down, on Tuesday evening, when three men broke into the home of a couple aged in their 40s, in the Rathgill Road area of the town, and proceeded to assault them.

The couple were taken to hospital where they were treated for their injuries.

(EF)

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