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| Ballymoney: Arrest over attack that left victim critically ill | Ballymoney: Arrest over attack that left victim critically ill |
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| A man has been arrested over an assault in Ballymoney, County Antrim, that left a 25-year-old man critically ill. | |
| The victim sustained a serious head injury when he was attacked in a car park off Castle Street early on Sunday. | |
| It happened at about 01:30 BST near the rear of a hotel. He is in a critical condition in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. | It happened at about 01:30 BST near the rear of a hotel. He is in a critical condition in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. |
| The arrested man, who is 22, has been detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. | |
| Det Sgt Chris Wilkinson said there was "a large number of people in the area at the time" and he appealed for witnesses to assist the investigation. | Det Sgt Chris Wilkinson said there was "a large number of people in the area at the time" and he appealed for witnesses to assist the investigation. |
| North Antrim MLA Mervyn Storey said people in the town had been "shocked" by the attack. | |
| "Our thoughts and prayers are with the young man and his family at time," the DUP member added. | "Our thoughts and prayers are with the young man and his family at time," the DUP member added. |
| "This was not the way the evening in Ballymoney should have ended, it is a tragedy for all involved." | "This was not the way the evening in Ballymoney should have ended, it is a tragedy for all involved." |