Man arrested after Newry stabbings

Updated: 16:03, Thursday, 18 March 2010

A man in his 40s has been arrested after two men were stabbed last night at a hotel in Newry, Co Down.

1 of 1 PSNI Called to premises in Newry
PSNI
Called to premises in Newry

The PSNI were called to the premises on Francis Street at around 10pm.

One of the victims, a man in his early 20s, was stabbed in the stomach and was taken to hospital, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

The other victim, in his early 30s, required treatment for a hand wound.

Police in Co Down are also investigating an unconnected assault on a man in the Edenmore Road area of Mayobridge. The incident was reported at around 11pm.

A man was beaten around the head with what was thought to have been an iron bar. He was being treated in hospital.

A man in his 40s has been arrested.

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