Police are investigating reports that a number of masked men hammered nails into the hands of a 23-year-old man in an attack in North Belfast on Thursday night.
The attackers entered the home of the victim in the Florence Walk area at about 8.15pm.
They forced the man into the kitchen where they proceeded to hammer a nail through each of his hands.
He was taken to hospital for treatment while a woman who was also in the house was not injured.
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Detective Sergeant Keith Wilson is appealing for anyone with information to contact detectives at Musgrave Police Station on the non-emergency number 101 or anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.