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Newtownabbey assault: Man taken to hospital with serious injuries

BBC Police car at cordon outside Whiteabbey Presbyterian ChurchBBC
Part of the Shore Road has been closed near Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church as the attack is investigated

Police investigating an assault on a man in County Antrim are conducting a search of the grounds of Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church.

Officers said the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the incident, which was reported just after 01:15 GMT on Sunday.

The man's age and condition have not yet been disclosed.

Police have appealed for information and video footage linked to the attack.

A group of police officers searched the grounds of Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church
A group of police officers searched the grounds of Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church

Part of the Shore Road in Whiteabbey at the junctions of the Old Manse Road and the main Shore Road was closed for much of Sunday but has since reopened.

The church posted a message on its Facebook page advising members that because of cordons its usual Sunday morning service would not be open to the public.

Instead a streamed church service took place online.