Man taken to hospital with head injuries after Newry incident

A man has been taken to hospital following a fight in the street in the early hours of this morning, 18 July in The Mall area of Newry. Police sealed off the scene this morning with The Mall closed off as well as Margaret Street. The street has since reopened.

A PSNI spokesperson said "It was reported shortly before 2.40am that a number of males were fighting in the street.

"Officers attended, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, and one man, aged in his twenties, was taken to hospital for treatment to head and facial injuries."

Newry City Councillor Michael Savage said “We don’t want to see scenes like this on our streets, we know that fighting can have serious and even fatal consequences and it’s highly concerning that this incident ended up with a young man being taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries. 

“I hope that the young man makes a full recovery and would urge anyone involved in this kind of activity to have a serious think about what they are doing and stop it at once. I would encourage anyone with any information about what happened here to come forward to police as soon as possible.” 

Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information, including video footage, is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 191 of 18/7/22.

Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/