Three arrested after woman found with serious injuries

The woman was found with facial injuries by a member of the public in the Newry Street area of Rathfriland on Sunday

Three people have been arrested after a woman said she was held against her will and assaulted in County Down.

Police received a report just after 21:10 BST on Sunday that a woman was found with facial injuries by a member of the public in the Newry Street area of Rathfriland.

The woman, aged in her 30s, told police that three people had held her against her will in a property in the Dromore Street area and had been repeatedly assaulted throughout the evening.

Police attended the property in the Dromore Street area and found a man, aged in his 30s, who had also sustained serious facial injuries.

The injured man and woman were taken to hospital for treatment.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they have arrested a 25-year-old woman on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and robbery.

A man, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and non-fatal strangulation.

A second man, aged 23, has also been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment, and robbery.

They remain in custody at this time.

Police are appealing to anyone who may have noticed any suspicious behaviour in the Dromore Street area on Sunday to contact them.