BREAKING: Priest attacked with bottle by man who walked into Downpatrick church before mass

A priest has been left in a "serious condition" after a man who walked into church before mass attacked him with a bottle.

Fr John Murray was horrifically struck on the head at his St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, today.

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