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Police appeal for kidnap witnesses

Police have appealed for information following a suspected kidnap and assault.
Police have appealed for information following a suspected kidnap and assault. Police have appealed for information following a suspected kidnap and assault.

Police are appealing for information following an assault on a man in Gilford in Co Down at the weekend.

Three men were arrested for kidnapping after a gang forced their way into a house in Castleview, Gilford on Saturday afternoon.

The victim was dragged from the house and pushed him into a BMW car which was later stopped by police, and the man understood to have sustained injuries, including losing teeth was taken from the car.

A PSNI spokesperson said; "At this stage we believe that a number of men forced entry to a house in Castleview, Gilford, seriously assaulting and dragging a man outside before bundling him into a BMW car where further violence was inflicted.

"We believe that several people witnessed this incident, and we are of course aware of the concerns around it.

"It comes down to this though: KNOWING what happened and PROVING what happened are different things. The latter requires witnesses to come forward.

"If these people aren't stopped, then there could be a 'next time'. If you saw this incident, or if you have home CCTV footage or dash cam/mobile phone footage, let us know immediately".