Police are investigating a violent incident at a stock car race.
One man suffered a fractured cheekbone in the melee, which happened in the Aghadowey area last week.
In a statement issued on Saturday morning (Sept. 24), the PSNI said they are “appealing for information and witnesses following an assault at Aghadowey Oval, Coleraine on Saturday 17th September”.
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Sergeant Cummings said: “We received a report that an altercation had taken place between 10.30pm and 11.00pm on Saturday 17th September, involving a number of men who were attending a stock car racing event.
“One man attended hospital where he received treatment for his injuries, which included a fractured cheekbone.
“I would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this incident, which is being treated as a hate crime, or who may have any mobile footage that could assist with our investigation, to contact Police on 101 quoting reference 521 of 19/09/22.”
The PSNI added that potential witnesses can also submit a report online using the police’s non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or go online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org.
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