A man was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries after an alleged stabbing incident over the weekend.
Police say they are investigating the report of assault in a house in the Mountainview Park area of Dungiven yesterday, Sunday February 2.
In a brief statement issued this morning, a PSNI spokesperson said that on police arrival to the scene of the reported incident, it appeared two males had been "fighting".
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"One man sustained a stab wound to the neck, just above his collarbone," the statement added.
"A 40 year-old man was arrested at the scene for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. He remains in police custody at this time, assisting officers with their enquiries.
"The second man, a 36 year-old, was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries."
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