16/06/2015

70-Year-Old Woman Arrested Over Clondalkin Stabbing

A woman aged in her 70s has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of an elderly man in Clondalkin, Dublin.

The 75-year-old man was found lying on the road outside his home on Monksfield Downs at about 18:00 on Monday. He had suffered a stab wound to the chest.

The man remains in Tallaght Hospital.

It is understood that the victim and suspect are known to each other.

Garda can hold the woman for up to 24 hours.

(MH)/CD

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