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Woman badly hurt in Dublin attack

A woman suffered serious injuries in an attack at a house in the Rialto area of Dublin

A woman suffered serious injuries in an attack at a house in the Rialto area of Dublin

Monday February 06 2012

A woman has suffered serious head injuries in an assault in Dublin.

The 28-year-old victim was attacked at a house on Ruben Walk, Rialto, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

She was taken to St James's Hospital and transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where she remains in a serious condition.

A 26-year-old man, believed to be her boyfriend, was arrested on Sunday evening by investigating gardai.

He is being questioned in Kevin Street garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

A Garda spokesman said the scene was preserved for a technical examination.

Press Association

 
 

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