Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and a woman were injured in a hammer attack.
A 29-year-old woman was admitted to hospital and a 30-year-old man was injured after they were reportedly beaten at a property in the Forthriver Way area of Belfast on Sunday night.
Three men wearing balaclavas and armed with hammers were behind the attack, police said.
Detective Sergeant Natalie Moore said: “At 9.40pm it was reported that a 28-year-old woman and 30-year-old male were reportedly beaten at a property by three men wearing balaclavas, armed with hammers.
The property was ransacked and the upstairs bedroom window was smashed
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A man and woman were attacked by three men, armed with hammers and wearing balaclavas, at a house in Belfast police have said.
It happened at 21:40 BST in Forthriver Way on Sunday.
The 28-year-old woman was hit on the back of the head with a hammer and taken to hospital as a precaution. The 30-year-old man was left with cuts on his arms.
The property was ransacked and the upstairs bedroom window was smashed.
One of the men is described as approximately 5 7 , of large, heavy build with a ginger moustache which was protruding from the grey balaclava he was wearing.
Two people attacked by men armed with hammers in Belfast
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