Ballygowan: Man seriously injured after hammer and iron bar assault

A man in his 20s has been seriously injured after he was attacked with hammers and iron bars by masked men in County Down.

He was assaulted close to Blackwater Heights in Ballygowan at about 19:05 GMT on Saturday.

The victim was later taken to hospital with injuries to his arm, leg and head, Det Sgt Westbury said.

Police have asked those who were in the area at the time of the attack and who saw anything to contact them.

In a separate incident in Ballygowan, police said a man is in hospital in a stable condition after being assaulted outside a bar in the Square area.

The police said the 18-year-old was attacked at about 01:00 on Sunday morning.

They have appealed for anyone who witnessed the assault or who has any information to contact them.