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A 27-year-old man is critically ill after he was beaten by at least eight masked men in a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry. | A 27-year-old man is critically ill after he was beaten by at least eight masked men in a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry. |
It happened at the Derryview Terrace home of Gary Jarvis and his partner Amanada Coyle just before midnight on Tuesday. | |
He tried to escape but the gang chased him and beat him with baseball bats. | |
Mr Jarvis suffered two broken legs and fractures to his skull and face in the attack in Derry's Gobnascale area. | |
He is in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | |
Amanda Coyle, who was at home with the couple's nine-year-old daughter when the gang burst in, said it was the most terrifying experience of her life. | |
"I was locked in the bathroom and I couldn't get out. I could hear him squealing but I couldn't help him," she said. | |
"And then he got out of the bedroom and I tried to go and help him, but I got pushed back in. | |
"Then after I seen them going, I went round to help him, but at that stage he was already knocked out." | |
The PSNI are investigating the incident and have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | The PSNI are investigating the incident and have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |
A spokesperson from Sinn Féin described the attack as "brutal", and said anyone with information should go to the police. | A spokesperson from Sinn Féin described the attack as "brutal", and said anyone with information should go to the police. |