A man who was walking in Ballymena was kicked, punched and stabbed by three men who stole his mobile phone, cash and credit cards.
At about 7am this morning, police received a report that a man, aged in his 30's, was seriously assaulted by three men while walking in the Dunclug Park area.
He was kicked and punched in the face and body. He was also stabbed in the arm by a suspected knife while he was on the ground.
The man required hospital treatment for his injuries.
The three suspects are believed to be aged in their 20s - one of the men had a beard and another was wearing a khaki-coloured coat.
Detective Sergeant Crothers said: “The suspects made off with a mobile phone, a sum of cash and also a number of cards belonging to the victim.
“Our investigation is now underway to establish what happened, who was involved and a motive. This was a terrifying attack and the man required hospital treatment for his injuries.
“We are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and has any information, or who saw the suspects matching these descriptions, to call detectives on 101, quoting reference number 305 of 10/01/23.”
