Man taken to hospital after baseball bat attack

The victim sustained injuries to his ear, head, chest and face during the attack in Maghera on Monday

A man has been treated in hospital after he was attacked with a baseball bat in a house in Maghera, County Londonderry.

Police said the attacker entered a house in the Crew Road area of the town at about 01:00 BST on Monday and punched the man around the head, as well as striking him with a baseball bat.

The victim was taken to hospital with injuries to his ear, head, chest and face.

A woman was in the house at the time of the assault but she was not injured.

'Extremely distressing incident'

The police have described it as "an extremely distressing incident" and they are trying to establish a motive.

The have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.