Case No. 20012Assault · Co. Wicklow · 18 Aug 2023

Woman hospitalised after assault in Greystones

On the evening of Friday 18 August 2023, a woman in her 40s was assaulted in the Greystones area of Co Wicklow and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with serious injuries. A man in his late teens was arrested in connection with the assault and held at a Wicklow garda station. The first report was published on 18 August 2023 and a follow-up on 19 August 2023, and neither gives a name for either person or explains how the woman was injured. The latest report says gardaí had no further information at that time, and no charge or court appearance is reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested18 Aug
    2 reports
  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 late teens was arrested in connection with the assault of a woman in her 40s in Co Wicklow.
  • The woman, who is in her 40s, was being treated at St Vincent's Hospital for serious injuries.
Where
One source says the assault happened at a domestic residence in the Greystones area, and another says it happened at a housing complex in the Charlesland area of south Greystones.
When
The assault happened on the evening of Friday 18 August 2023.
Cause
The sources do not say how the woman was injured.
Investigation
  • The arrested man was being held at a Wicklow garda station.
  • Gardaí said no further information was available at that time.
  • No charge or court appearance is reported in the sources.
Other details
  • Neither the woman nor the man is named in the sources.
  • A neighbour saw ambulances and garda vehicles at the scene.
  • The first report was published on 18 August 2023 and a follow-up on 19 August 2023.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man aged in his late teens was arrested in connection with the assault of a woman in Co Wicklow. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe woman, aged in her 40s, is being treated at St Vincent's Hospital for serious injuries. (rte.ie)
  • whatA woman in her 40s was being treated for serious injuries after an assault. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened at a domestic residence in the Greystones area. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place at a domestic residence in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe incident was at a housing complex in the Charlesland area of south Greystones. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe incident was reported on Friday evening, 18 August 2023. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened on the evening before the article was published. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe arrested man is being held at a Wicklow garda station. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said a man in his late teens was arrested in connection with the incident. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe arrested man was being held at a Garda station in County Wicklow. (gript.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said the woman was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital. (gript.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said no further information was available at that time. (gript.ie)
  • otherA neighbour saw ambulances and garda vehicles at the scene. (gript.ie)
  • otherA neighbour who lives in a nearby apartment block believed the incident involved a mother and her son who are not originally from Ireland. (gript.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 19 Aug2023
    Woman hospitalised after serious assault in Greystones - Gript

    First report of the Greystones assault, including the arrest of a man in his late teens and a neighbour's account of the scene.

    victim, 40s, femalesuspect, late teens, male
  2. 18 Aug2023
    Man arrested after woman injured in Wicklow assault

    First report of the incident. The article gives no name for either person and does not say how the woman was injured.

    suspect, late teens, malevictim, 40s, female