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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 5916Assault · Co. Limerick · 1 May 2024

Man in his 30s injured in assault at Hawthorn Place, Rathbane, Limerick

A man in his 30s was assaulted at around 5:20pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024 near houses at Hawthorn Place in Rathbane, Limerick. He was taken to University Hospital Limerick with non-life-threatening injuries. No arrest or charge is reported in the sources. The Irish Mirror reported the case on 8 May 2024, when gardaí were appealing for witnesses and for camera or dashcam footage from the area at the time.

  1. Reported8 May
  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 man in his 30s was assaulted and taken to University Hospital Limerick with non-life-threatening injuries.
Where
The assault happened near houses at Hawthorn Place in Rathbane, Limerick.
When
The assault happened at around 5:20pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Investigation
  • Gardaí received a report of the assault and are appealing for anyone who witnessed it to come forward.
  • Gardaí are asking anyone with camera or dashcam footage from the area at the time to make it available.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Roxboro Road Garda Station.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported in the sources.
Other details
The Irish Mirror first reported the assault on 8 May 2024, one week after it happened.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 30s was taken to University Hospital Limerick with non-life-threatening injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened near houses at Hawthorn Place in Rathbane, Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened at around 5:20pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone with camera footage, including dashcam footage, from the area at the time to make it available. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Roxboro Road Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 8 May2024
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man hospitalised following shocking Limerick city assault

    First report of the 1 May 2024 Hawthorn Place assault, published a week after the incident. No existing case matches this incident.

    victim, 30s, male