'There is no place in our society for vigilantism'
A man in his 70s is in hospital with a number of injuries after he was shot five times during an incident in Co Derry on Thursday. Detectives are appealing for information after the reported shooting incident in the Coleraine area before 8pm on January 30.
Detective Inspector Lavery said: “Shortly after 7.50pm, we received a report that a number of men, wearing balaclavas, had broken into a residential property in the Ballygallin Park area of the town and assaulted the resident, a man aged in his 70s.Read more: Two people injured after school bus 'collides' with fallen tree
“Our enquiries are at an early stage and we would appeal for anyone with information in relation to this incident to contact us.
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