MAN HELD AFTER WOMAN ATTACKED
25-yr-old suffers serious lacerations to her neck
serious illnesses. Charity spokesman Alan Keane, who is a Sergeant with the Garda national Community Policing Unit, said they found many kids had a fascination with the uniform and duties.
He added: “This has led some of the children to make a wish to GARDAI have arrested a youth in connection with the serious assault of a woman on Christmas Eve.
The 25-year-old was found close to the baths at Queen’s Road area of Dun Laoghaire, South Dublin, at around 3.20pm on Saturday.
Investigators said she is from the area and is of Malaysian descent.
It is understood the woman might have been in contact with her attacker on social media.
The victim received a serious laceration to the neck and a wound to her hand during in what was described as a “very, very vicious assault” by gardai.
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For Christmas they launched a yule Fuel appeal to help the families who have to bring their children to hospital over the festive season. tion about the assault and have arrested a young male.
The youth is currently being held at Dun Laoghaire Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The woman was found by a passer-by and taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious condition. She was treated for her injuries and is now stable.
Gardai revealed the area where the attack happened is accessible by steps down from road and is secluded.
Supt Martin Fitzgerald said: “The injured party parked her own car in Dun Laoghaire at around 12pm.
“At 12.06pm CCTV picked up the injured party walking past Dun Laoghaire Garda Station and heading towards George’s Street. Shortly afterwards she is captured on CCTV walking the fairly scene in Dun Laoghaire Cormac Kennedy towards Dun Laoghaire shopping centre and CCTV later captures the injured party at Windsor Terrace and on this occasion she was in the company of an Irish male described as being in late teens or early 20s who may have been carrying a rucksack and was wearing dark clothing.”
The victim – who is 5ft 2ins and is of a slim build with long black hair – was conscious when she was found and there was a lot of blood at the scene. She was put in an induced coma due to the severity of her injuries, which it is believed could have long-term effects.