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Man beaten and left naked in bin Man beaten and left naked in bin
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A young man has been found beaten and naked in a taped-up domestic, wheeled bin in Ballymena, County Antrim.A young man has been found beaten and naked in a taped-up domestic, wheeled bin in Ballymena, County Antrim.
Police said they were investigating an incident that happened near Sentry Hill on Tuesday. Police said they were investigating an incident near Sentry Hill on Tuesday.
The victim was taken to hospital by ambulance, where his condition is described as stable. The victim was discovered in the bin by a man out walking his dog. It is understood the lid of the bin had been taped shut and there may have been attempts to set it on fire.
It is understood a dog alerted a passerby to the bin and the lid of it had been taped shut. The man is being treated for multiple injuries including a suspected broken arm and leg.
He was taken to Antrim Area Hospital by ambulance where his condition is described as stable.
It is not clear where the attack took place.