Three men have been arrested in connection with a report of a serious assault in South Belfast last month.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward after receiving a report of an alleged incident in the early hours of Sunday, 29th January.
The assault, which was reported to the PSNI yesterday, February 16th, is said to have occurred between 3.30am and 4am on January 29th.
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The victim, a man in his 40s, was helping a friend to load a van parked in the car park outside licensed premises.
It has been reported that three men approached the victim and his friend before an altercation occurred, which spilled out onto the Malone Road, at the junction of Eglantine Avenue.
The man remains in a critical condition in hospital at this time.
A police spokesperson said: “We know that this area would have been relatively busy with vehicles at the time, particularly taxi drivers, and would appeal to anyone who may have been in the vicinity to check their dashcam for relevant footage.
“If you have any information which could assist our investigation, please contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1297 of 16/02/23.
“A report can also be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. If you wish, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”
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