The PSNI are appealing for witnesses after an aggravated burglary in north Belfast last night.
A number of masked men entered a house in the Florence Walk area at around 8:15pm, and forced the man (23) inside the house into the kitchen.
The intruders are reported to have hammered a nail into each of his hands.
He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.
A woman who was also in the house at the time was not injured.
Detective Sergeant Keith Wilson is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information that could assist the police investigation to contact them.