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Stitches for woman hit by bottle

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A woman has received 30 stitches to her face after being hit with a bottle in the Falcarragh Drive area of west Belfast on Friday night.

The woman had just got into her car when a youth ran past her. She was then hit with the glass bottle.

Detectives are investigating the possibility that the bottle may have been thrown at the youth who ran past the woman.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Woodburn PSNI station.



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