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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14562Criminal damage · Co. Kilkenny

Car rear window smashed at Reade Court, Kilkenny City

A car owner parked their vehicle at Reade Court in Kilkenny City on 31 January and found its back window smashed on returning. The damage occurred at some time between 7.30pm on 31 January and 6.03pm on 1 February. The sources do not give the victim's sex or age, and no suspect has been named or arrested. The case was first reported on 14 February 2025, when gardaí appealed to the public for information and detective gardaí in Kilkenny asked for witnesses and anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage.

  1. Reported14 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A car owner parked their vehicle on 31 January and found its back window smashed on returning.
  • The offence is recorded as criminal damage.
Where
The car was parked at Reade Court in Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny.
When
The damage occurred at some time between 7.30pm on 31 January and 6.03pm on 1 February.
Other details
  • The sources do not give the victim's sex or age.
  • No value of the damage has been given.
  • No suspect has been named and no arrest has been reported.
  • The report was first published on 14 February 2025 by kilkennypeople.ie.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are appealing to the public for information about the incident.
  • Detective gardaí in Kilkenny are asking for witnesses and anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to contact them.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car owner parked the vehicle on 31 January and found the back window smashed on returning. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred at Reade Court in Kilkenny City. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at some time between 7.30pm on 31 January and 6.03pm on 1 February. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to the public for information about the incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationDetective gardaí in Kilkenny are asking for witnesses and anyone with relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to contact them. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Feb2025
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Car window smashed in Kilkenny as gardaí appeal for information

    First report of the incident. The article gives a time window rather than a single incident date, and it names no victim or suspect and gives no value of the damage.

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