DETECTIVES are investigating after a man in his 20s was beaten up after he attended a house party in south Belfast on New Year’s Eve.

Police said he was taken to hospital after the “serious assault” which happened at Wauchope Court some time between 03.45 and 05.45 GMT on Sunday.

Detective Sergeantt Michael Hawthorne said it was believed the victim attended a house party in the area before the attack.

He appealed to anyone who was at the party or who witnessed the assault to contact detectives on the 101 non emergency number.