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North Belfast: Man arrested after damaged vehicles and stand-off

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A 42-year-old man has been arrested after a reported assault and two hour stand-off in north Belfast, during which seven cars were damaged and an officer was injured.

Police received a report shortly after 00:00 BST on Tuesday that a woman had been assaulted at a house on Lepper Street.

After police officers, an Armed Response Unit and a trained negotiator were sent to the scene, the man was detained at about 02:20.

He was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and assault on police.

The man remains in custody.


BBC News

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