Two men were beaten in separate suspected paramilitary style attacks in Newtownabbey.
Police do not believe the incidents are linked.
Just after 10pm last night, a man was assaulted by five or six masked men in a flat in Clonmore Walk. It is believed they used bats and hammers during this assault.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening.
The second incident occurred at approximately 2am this morning, when two masked men armed with what are believed to be hammers, entered a property in Bawnmore Park and assaulted a man as he lay in his bed.
District Commander for Antrim and Newtownabbey, Superintendent Sue Steen, said police are currently treating both these incidents as paramilitary style attacks.
“These two brutal assaults left both victims with a number of injuries requiring hospital treatment. A person’s home should be a place where they feel safe, not a place where thugs feel they can freely enter and reign their terror down on their victims. There is no place for this vicious behaviour in a civilised society.
“I would appeal to anyone who saw any suspicious activity or vehicles in these areas to contact detectives at Newtownabbey on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference numbers 1225 03/03/19 and 76 04/03/19. Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime,” she added.