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Case No. 19931Assault · Co. Limerick · 31 Aug 2023

Gardaí investigate assault of woman in Limerick city store

On Thursday evening, 31 August 2023, a woman in her 40s suffered non-life threatening injuries in an alleged assault at a retail premises on Childers Road on the southside of Limerick city, and a video circulating on social media shows the assault near the vegetable aisle. Gardaí are investigating and inquiries are ongoing, and the reports do not name or describe a suspect. Separately, on Wednesday 30 August 2023 a man in his 30s was arrested in Castletroy over multiple alleged thefts and burglaries committed between June and August 2023, and he was later charged under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act; the sources do not link him to the assault. He was due to appear at a special sitting of Tralee District Court on Thursday morning at 11am.

  1. Reported31 Aug
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged31 Aug
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A woman in her 40s suffered non-life threatening injuries in an alleged assault in a busy store in Limerick city.
  • A man in his 30s has been charged with multiple thefts and burglaries in the Castletroy area, Limerick.
Where
  • The assault took place at a retail premises on Childers Road on the southside of Limerick city.
  • The man was arrested in Castletroy and the offences allegedly took place in Castletroy.
When
  • The assault occurred on Thursday evening, 31 August 2023.
  • The man was arrested on Wednesday 30 August 2023, and the items were allegedly taken in June and August 2023.
Other details
  • A video circulating on social media shows the assault near the vegetable aisle.
  • The sources do not link the man charged over the Castletroy thefts and burglaries to the assault in Limerick city.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating the alleged assault, inquiries are ongoing, and the reports do not name or describe a suspect.
  • Gardaí arrested the man on high visibility patrols and found him to be in possession of a number of items of stolen property; investigations into the thefts and burglaries are ongoing.
Charges
The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and has since been charged; the Limerick Leader gives the Act as the 1984 Act, while the Limerick Post gives no year.
In court
The man was due to appear at a special sitting of Tralee District Court on Thursday morning at 11am.
23 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man has been charged with multiple thefts and burglaries in the Castletroy area. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe woman suffered non-life threatening injuries. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe arrest took place in Castletroy. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereThe offences took place in Castletroy. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place in a busy store in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place in a retail premises on Childers Road on the southside of the city. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe man was arrested on Wednesday 30 August 2023. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe items were allegedly taken in June and August 2023. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe offences took place between June and August 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Thursday evening, 31 August 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe man was found to be in possession of a number of stolen items. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationGardaí say investigations are still ongoing. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested and charged a man in connection with an investigation into multiple thefts and burglaries in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested on Wednesday 30 August 2023 by gardaí on high visibility patrols in Castletroy. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe man was found to have a number of items of stolen property. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the alleged assault. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationInquiries are ongoing. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and has since been charged. (limerickpost.ie)
  • chargeThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been charged. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe man was due to appear at a special sitting of Tralee District Court. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe man is due to appear before a special sitting of Tralee District Court on Thursday morning at 11am. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherA video circulating on social media shows the assault near the vegetable aisle. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 31 Aug2023
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí investigate assault of 40-year-old woman in Limerick city

    New case. Limerick Leader report adds the location, the non-life-threatening injuries, the garda statement and a social media video showing the assault near the vegetable aisle.

    victim, 40, female
  2. 31 Aug2023
    Chargedlimerickleader.ie, follow-up
    Man arrested over 'multiple thefts and burglaries' in Limerick

    First report of the arrest and charge of a man over a series of thefts and burglaries in Castletroy between June and August 2023. Gives the arrest date, the stolen property found, and the court date.

    accused, 30s, male
  3. 31 Aug2023
    Chargedlimerickpost.ie, follow-up
    Man charged in connection with Castletroy burglaries

    First report of the arrest and charge of a man in his 30s over multiple thefts and burglaries in Castletroy, Limerick. Thefts were allegedly committed in June and August 2023. Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

    accused, 30s, male