Northern Ireland

Woman (87) hospitalised after being pushed to ground in Belfast street

The woman was pushed to the ground on Donegall Square West in Belfast on Friday afternoon 
The woman was pushed to the ground on Donegall Square West in Belfast on Friday afternoon  The woman was pushed to the ground on Donegall Square West in Belfast on Friday afternoon 

AN 87-year-old woman required hospital treatment after being pushed to the ground in Belfast on Friday.

The woman was standing at a bus stop outside a coffee shop on Donegall Square West at around 3.10pm when it is believed someone came up behind her and pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground. She was treated in hospital for her injuries.

Sergeant Hagan said: “We are working to establish the circumstances of this incident.  I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident  to contact police at Lisburn Road on the non-emergency number 101.