Men charged after attempted murder in north Antrim

They were detained by police after a man, aged in his 30s, was discovered lying on a pathway in the Garryduff Road area on Sunday evening.

Detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team say the three men who have been charged are aged 54, 28 and 24.

The 24-year-old also faces two additional charges of making threats to kill.

All three are due to appear via videolink at Coleraine Magistrates Court on Friday morning.

The charges will be subjected to a review by the Public Prosecution Service.

Following the attack on Sunday, Detective Inspector Miller said: “Police received a report at 7.40pm of an injured male who was found on the ground on a pathway close to football pitches at the back of the leisure centre on Garryduff Road in the town.

“Officers responded and located a man who had sustained a head injury. The man, aged in his thirties, was taken to hospital”.

D/I Miller added: “Detectives are appealing to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious on the pathway of the Garryduff Road area sometime between 7pm and 8pm on Sunday, January 3, to contact them on 101 quoting reference 1408 03/01/21.”