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Mount Vernon

Man arrested over attempted murder after 24-year-old discovered in flat

The young man was found in a flat on Monday morning.

A MAN HAS been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 24-year-old was discovered with injuries in a flat in Belfast on Monday.

He was found in Ross House, Mount Vernon, at around 11.10am on Monday 28 December.

Detectives investigating the circumstances of how the young man came about his injuries made the arrest last night.

A 29-year-old man was arrested in Belfast city on suspicion of attempted murder. He’s now in custody assisting police with their enquiries.

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