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Case No. 19836Assault · Co. Longford · 9 Sep 2023

Investigation after assault on man in Longford town

A man in his 20s from Longford town was allegedly assaulted in the early hours of Saturday 9 September 2023 as he approached the Garvey's Yard area of Longford town. Gardaí said the alleged assault occurred on Main Street, and the victim was shaken up but not seriously injured. Gardaí are making enquiries into the alleged assault, and no suspect has been identified. As of the report published on 13 September 2023, no arrests had been made.

  1. Reported13 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man in his 20s from Longford town was allegedly assaulted in Longford town.
When
The alleged assault happened in the early hours of Saturday 9 September 2023, after midnight.
Where
  • The Leader reported the victim was attacked as he approached the Garvey's Yard area of Longford town.
  • Gardaí said the alleged assault occurred on Main Street in Longford.
Other details
  • The victim was shaken up but not seriously injured, and gardaí reported no serious injuries.
  • The original report was published by longfordleader.ie on 13 September 2023 and written by Liam Cosgrove.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are making enquiries into the alleged assault.
  • No arrests had been made as of the report published on 13 September 2023.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 20s was assaulted in Longford town on Saturday morning. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened near Garvey's Yard in Longford town. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe alleged assault occurred on Main Street in Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe assault occurred in the early hours of Saturday 9 September 2023. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are making enquiries into the alleged assault. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe victim was shaken up but not seriously injured. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Sep2023
    Reportedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí launch probe after attack on man (20s) in Longford town

    Original report of the assault. Gardaí have not made any arrests. The article does not name the victim or give the time of the attack beyond the early hours.

    victim, 20s, male