SHOCKING footage which shows a man being beaten relentlessly in the driveway of a west Belfast house is being examined by police.
The three minute long clip shows the man being pushed to the ground before being attacked with what appears to be a golf club and a hammer.
It was filmed on CCTV on December 15 shortly after 3.30am.
Despite being beaten unconscious and no longer moving or trying to defend himself, the assault continues with blow after blow raining down on the man's head and body.
The attacker leaves but returned less than a minute later and bends down beside the injured man before continuing once again to beat him with a golf club.
At one stage a woman is seen coming from the house in the Iris area of west Belfast to try and stop the attack.
She too is then set upon with such force that the golf club breaks over her back, before the assailant takes off for a second time.
Police investigating the assault in the Iris Grove have since appealed for witnesses and information.
A PSNI spokesman said following the incident both the man and the woman were taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries, which were not life-threatening.
"A short time after this incident, police received a further report of ongoing criminal damage at a nearby property," he said.
"Police officers attended and following the deployment of a police dog, a 23-year-old man was subsequently located and arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual body harm, criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of suspected class A drugs.
"He was released on bail subject to further enquiries.
"I want to appeal to anyone who was in the area in the early hours of last Saturday morning around the time the incident was reported to is and saw what happened, or anyone who knows anything about this incident to get in touch with police."
