A man has sustained two suspected broken eye sockets and a broken nose during a sectarian hate crime assault in north Belfast.
Police said the victim was attacked by three men while he was walking his dog in `Throne Wood', a small wooded area running from Whitewell Road to the Antrim Road.
The assault occurred at approximately 10pm on Wednesday, August 25.
The victim suffered two suspected broken eye sockets and a broken nose.
He was also subjected to sectarian abuse.
Police, who are treating the assault as a sectarian hate crime, have appealed for information.