By David Hunter
A man's been left with life changing injuries after being beaten with sledge hammers in Larne.
It happened during an aggrevated burglary in the Woodvale Area last night.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment to a range on injuries, which are described as serious.
(UUP councillor Andrew Wilson outside the house in the Woodvale area where the attack took place)
Detective Sergeant Pete Crothers said: "We received a report just before 11:25pm that a number of men with sledgehammers were seen running down an alleyway in the Woodvale area and that a man was heard screaming from a nearby property.
"Police attended and located a man inside a property, where a number of windows were smashed. The man, aged in his 20s, sustained injuries to his legs and arms and is being treated in hospital for what are described as life-changing injuries.
"This was a brutal attack, which is being treated as a paramilitary style assault at this time.
(The house where the attack took place in Larne)
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