A 19 year old man was being treated in hospital last night following a so called punishment beating in nationalist west Belfast. The man was taken from his home by five masked men who took him to Springhill Avenue, where he was beaten with wooden bats studded with nails. The victim suffered two broken legs.
Man in hospital after beating
A 19 year old man was being treated in hospital last night following a so called punishment beating in nationalist west Belfast…
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