Gardai hunt attacker who stabbed man in the head
INVESTIGATIONS are ongoing into a stabbing incident at the Glen in Yellowbatter that left a man with a number of wounds, including one to the head.
He was also stabbed in the lower back and the legs with reports that a number of people were involved.
The incident took place around 9pm and the victim managed to leave the scene before an ambulance was called to bring him to hospital.
The man suffered what is described as a ‘very serious lacaration’ to the head in the incident.
Gardai attended the scene on Thursday and on Friday morning it remained sealed off for a number of hours for a detailed technical examination.
Superintendent Andrew Watters confirmed that gardai were investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack and is appealing for members of the local community to come forward in a bid to bring those responsible to justice.
‘We are asking people who were in the area of the Glen between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Thursday night to come forward to us with any information they may have,’ he stated.
He said the gardai in Drogheda were treating the incident as a very serious attack and can be contacted at 0419874200.