Northern Ireland

Girl (17) and man arrested after fight in Belfast park

A teenage girl and a 25-year-old man have been arrested after an altercation in Belfast's Botanic Gardens
A teenage girl and a 25-year-old man have been arrested after an altercation in Belfast's Botanic Gardens A teenage girl and a 25-year-old man have been arrested after an altercation in Belfast's Botanic Gardens

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl and a man aged 25 have been arrested after a fight in Botanic Gardens in south Belfast.

Police said they received reports of an altercation in the gardens shortly before 4pm on Thursday.

The man was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The girl was arrested on suspicion of common assault.

Both remained in custody on Thursday night.

Police said there may have been other assaults in the area on Thursday and appealed to witnesses or anyone with phone footage to contact them on 101.