Police treating assault as a sectarian hate crime

An assault in Londonderry is being treated as a sectarian hate crime.

It happened in the Waterside area during the early hours of Monday morning.

Two men were in the Clooney Terrace area at the time - one managed to get away uninjured, whilst the second was punched and kicked to the head.

A PSNI statement said: "Males from a dark-coloured estate-type vehicle that stopped are reported to have punched and kicked the victim to the head, knocking him to the ground.

"The victim was treated at the scene and attended hospital for treatment of his injuries. The other male managed to get away and was not reported to have been injured."

Police in Derry say enquiries are ongoing.