A man in his 20s was injured after being attacked by three masked men with baseball bats in an alleyway in Larne last night.
The incident happened at Churchill Road just before 9:30pm.
The man crawled to an address on Churchill Road where he sought help. Police took the man to hospital for treatment for injuries to his ankles and arm.
Detectives investigating the serious assault are appealing for witnesses.
The perpetrators are described as wearing dark-coloured clothing.
Detective Sergeant Crothers said: “This was a vicious beating which the victim sustained. There is absolutely no justification for this type of savage attack.
“We are working to establish a motive for this, and would appeal to anyone who may have been in the area, or anyone who has information about this incident, to call detectives on 101, quoting reference number 2147 of 15/06/20.
“You can also submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
“Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/“.