A teenager is in hospital with a serious head injury after an altercation in Londonderry on Sunday.
Police said: “City centre CCTV operators picked up an ongoing altercation between two males in the Butcher Street area just after 2.25am.”
Detectives are appealing for information following a serious assault on Butcher Street, Derry / Londonderry, in the early hours of Sunday, 18th January. A 17-year-old is in hospital having sustained a potentially life-threatening head injury. Full details: https://t.co/gzteJYPitd pic.twitter.com/XlQugafX2N
— Police Derry City and Strabane (@PSNIDCSDistrict) January 18, 2026
“Police immediately attended and found a 17-year-old male unconscious on the ground. The other person involved had left the scene.
“At this time, the injured male remains in hospital having sustained a potentially life-threatening head injury.”
Police appealed for witnesses to come forward.
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