Three for court over Newry stabbing

Three men will appear before a special sitting of Banbridge Magistrates Court today charged with the  attempted murder of a man…

Three men will appear before a special sitting of Banbridge Magistrates Court today charged with the  attempted murder of a man at his Co Down home.

The men, aged 19, 21 and 31, have also been charged with aggravated burglary following the attack on a 55-year-old man.

The victim was stabbed repeatedly in an attack at his home in Mourneview Park near Newry town centre, in the early hours of Saturday.

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