Two people have been arrested after an attack on a woman in her own home in west Belfast.
Police said shortly before 5.30am, it was reported that a man and a woman, armed with a knife and a hammer, entered a house in the Springfield Avenue area.
They said the man struck the woman on the head with the hammer a number of times.
"It was also reported that damage was caused to an inside door and a TV," the police spokesperson said.
A man in his 40s and a woman, aged in her 30s, have been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including criminal damage, aggravated burglary, attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm, attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, and inflicting grievous bodily harm.
