Children witness 'paramilitary style shooting' in west Belfast
A man has been injured in a "paramilitary-style shooting'' in west Belfast.
Last updated 31st Dec 2017
The 28-year-old was shot in both knees and an ankle in the Cavendish Street area on Saturday night, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said.
Three men in dark clothing broke into his house shortly before 7.45pm, before striking him over the head and then shooting him.
A woman in the house was also assaulted and four children witnessed the attack.
He is the second man to be shot in a similar way in the city in the last week.
PSNI Detective Sergeant Kelly said: “This was a brutal attack in a busy residential area and yet another example of how criminal groups seek to control communities through fear and violence.
"The residents including young children have been left terrified by these events”.