Two injured in Bushmills sledgehammer burglary
A police spokesperson said they received a report that three masked men had entered a property with a sledgehammer and two pieces of piping.
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Two men have been treated for injuries inflicted by three masked men armed with a sledgehammer during a burglary in Bushmills.
A police spokesperson said that shortly before 23.00 BST on Tuesday, they received a report of the incident in the Carnbore Road area.
It was reported that the masked men, who were also armed with pieces of piping, became involved in an altercation with a woman and two men in the property.
A man in his 60s sustained a head injury, while the other in his 30s, was struck on his head and leg.
The woman in her 60s sustained a hand injury.
Both men were treated in hospital for their injuries.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said , at this stage, officers are not investigating a link between Tuesday's incident and a serious assault in Bushmills on 5 May in which a man was nailed to a fence.