Solicitor 'bitten' by man in office
Published Thursday, 25 October 2012
A solicitor was bitten on the arm during an assault at his own office in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.
Police are investigating the incident. (© UTV)
Ted Lavery, who is in his 50s, runs a legal practice on Hightown Road.
A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and is being questioned.
A PSNI spokesman said that he was arrested in the Hightown Road area on Wednesday afternoon.
"At approximately 1.45pm the police received the report of a male in his 50s being assaulted in a business premises," he said.
"A 58-year-old male was subsequently arrested on suspicion of assault and is helping police with their inquiries."