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Case No. 30093Assault · Co. Donegal · 10 Sep 2021

Late-night assault in Muff, Donegal under investigation

A young man was assaulted by an older man on Main Street, Muff, on 10 September 2021 between 10pm and 11pm, sustaining injuries. The same day, a PlayStation 5, an Xbox and a bottle of gin were stolen from a home at Ard Colm Cille, Letterkenny, between 9am and 6pm. No arrests have been made in either incident. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Buncrana station regarding the assault and Letterkenny station regarding the burglary.

  1. Reported14 Sep
    2 reports
  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 young man was assaulted by an older man, sustaining injuries.
  • A PlayStation 5, an Xbox and a bottle of gin were stolen from a home during a burglary.
Where
  • The assault took place on Main Street, Muff, close to a take-away.
  • The burglary occurred at Ard Colm Cille, Letterkenny.
When
  • The assault occurred between 10pm and 11pm on 10 September 2021.
  • The burglary took place between 9am and 6pm on 10 September 2021.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Buncrana station regarding the assault.
  • Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and anyone offered gaming consoles for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact Letterkenny station.
Other details
Gardaí believe the back door of the home had been left unlocked.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGaming consoles were stolen from a home in Letterkenny during a burglary. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA PlayStation 5, an Xbox and a bottle of gin were taken from the house. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA young man was assaulted by an older man. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe young man sustained injuries. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe break-in occurred at Ard Colm Cille in Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place on Main Street, Muff. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened close to a take-away. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe burglary took place on Friday 10 September 2021 between 9am and 6pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred between 10pm and 11pm on 10 September 2021. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone who saw anything suspicious or is offered gaming consoles for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact Letterkenny garda station. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Buncrana station. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherGardaí believe the back door of the home had been left unlocked. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Sep2021
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, follow-up
    Young man injured in late-night assault

    Initial report of the assault; no arrests made and Gardaí appealing for witnesses.

    victim, malesuspect, male
  2. 14 Sep2021
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gaming consoles stolen during burglary

    Initial report of the burglary with details of items stolen and a gardaí appeal for witnesses and anyone offered gaming consoles for sale in suspicious circumstances.

    victim