DETECTIVES are investigating after two women were stabbed at a house in west Belfast in the early hours of this morning.

The attack happened at Cloona Manor at around 2 am.

The women, aged in their 30s and 50s, were treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital for injuries.

However, their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Police said a 35-year-old man has been arrested following the incident.

He is being held at Musgrave PSNI station on suspicion of burglary and inflicting grievous bodily harm.

A 28-year-old woman is also in custody after she was arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.