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Jonathan McCambridge

Antrim assault: Man hospitalised after pool cue attack, police say

A man has been taken to hospital after he was struck several times on the head with a pool cue during an aggravated burglary in Co Antrim.

Detectives are appealing for information following the incident in Antrim on Sunday.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “We received a report at around 11:50pm that a short time earlier, an unknown man has entered a house in the Muckamore Garden Village area.

“He assaulted the male occupant with a pool cue, striking him a number of times on the head before making off from the scene with a wallet containing a sum of cash.

“The victim was taken to hospital as a precaution.

“Our inquiries are ongoing and police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to the incident to contact 101 quoting reference number 2002 of 09/04/23.”

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