Man recovers after punishment attack

A man is recovering this morning after being severely beaten with baseball bats in a paramilitary style punishment attack in Belfast overnight.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2003 - 08:46

A man is recovering this morning after being severely beaten with baseball bats in a paramilitary style punishment attack in Belfast overnight.

The victim was confronted by three masked men at Derrycool Way, in the mainly loyalist Rathcoole area.

He was beaten in nearby Ballyroan Park. He suffered leg and arm injuries in the attack.

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