Man suffers serious injury in suspected machete attack
Police have appealed for information about the attack in Belfast.
A man has sustained serious injuries to his arm in a suspected machete attack in Belfast.
Detectives are appealing for information following the assault in the west of the city in the early hours of Tuesday.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police received a report that a man had been attacked at the junction of Albert Street and Servia Street sometime between midnight and 1am.
“The man, aged in his 40s, sustained serious injuries to his left foreman, after being assaulted with what is reported to have been a machete.
“The man attended hospital for treatment.
“The suspect is believed to have made off from the scene in the direction of Grosvenor Road.”
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 35 of 20/10/26.
The spokesperson said: “We would be particularly interested in speaking to anyone who was in the Albert Street or Servia Street areas around this time and witnessed the assault.”