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Case No. 15925Assault · Co. Donegal · 28 Sep 2024

Man hospitalised after assault in Buncrana

On Saturday 28 September 2024 at around 10.45pm, a man was injured in an assault on Railway Road in Buncrana, County Donegal. Gardaí were alerted to an altercation and found him injured, and he was taken to hospital by ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Donegal Live first reported the assault on 1 October 2024. The latest development is gardaí's appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported1 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
A man was injured in a late-night assault in Buncrana, County Donegal.
Where
The assault took place on Railway Road in Buncrana.
When
The assault took place at around 10.45pm on Saturday 28 September 2024.
Investigation
  • Gardaí were alerted to an altercation and found an injured man.
  • Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Buncrana garda station on 074 9320540.
  • Gardaí are asking anyone with dash-cam footage from Railway Road between 10.30pm and 11pm to make it available.
Other details
  • The man was taken to hospital by ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
  • Donegal Live first published the report on 1 October 2024.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported in the articles.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was injured in a late-night assault in Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place on Railway Road in Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe assault took place at around 10.45pm on the Saturday night before publication. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí discovered an injured man after being alerted to an altercation. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Buncrana garda station. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone with dash-cam footage from Railway Road between 10.30pm and 11pm to make it available. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe man was taken to hospital by ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Oct2024
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Man hospitalised after late-night assault in Buncrana

    First report of the assault, which Donegal Live published on 1 October 2024. It gives the time and place and includes gardaí's appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage.

    victim, male