A man is in a critical condition in hospital in Northern Ireland after his legs and arms were broken when he was beaten with nail-studded clubs.
The 45-year-old man was discovered after 10 a.m. close to the village of outside the village of Cullyhanna in south Armagh by a fire engine which was called out to deal with a blazing vehicle.
According to the Police Service of Northern Ireland the man was beaten all over his body and has suffered multiple perforation injuries to his face and body.