Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man needed hospital treatment after been brutally attack in what is being described as a ‘sectarian hate crime.’
The victim believed to be in his forties was left with a number of facial injuries after being attack.
The incident, which took place at the junction of Townsend and Kenlis streets near Banbridge bus station, Northern Ireland, involved a gang of men and women attacking the victim.
The PSNI’s Constable Jason Mathers said: “A man, aged in his 40s, was assaulted by a group of both males and females in the early hours of Sunday July 25, between 2.30am and 2.45am.
“During the assault, the victim sustained a number of facial injuries, which subsequently required hospital treatment.
“We are treating this as a sectarian-motivated hate crime.
“Please cast your mind back and if you should have any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, contact us on 101. The reference number to quote is 959 of 25/07/21.”
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
