Bushmills: Man arrested after person nailed to fence released

Part of the fence was cut so the victim could be taken to hospital to have the nails removed from his hands

A man arrested by detectives investigating an attack in which a man was nailed to a fence in Bushmills, County Antrim, has been released from police custody.

The victim, who is in his 20s, was found stuck to the fence with a nail through each hand in the early hours of Sunday 5 May.

The man arrested is 37 years old.

He was detained under the Terrorism Act in Bushmills on Friday and released on Saturday following questioning.

Police have said that their investigations are ongoing and have appealed for witnesses to contact them.