Ireland Woman seriously injured in incident at Mountmellick residence
A woman was seriously injured in an incident involving a man at a residence on College Avenue, Mountmellick, County Laois, on the evening of 14 December 2022. Gardaí and ambulances attended the scene, which was sealed off for forensic examination.
- Reported14 Dec
- Arrested14 Dec
2 reports - Charged14 Dec
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
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- whatA suspected fatal assault on a woman occurred in County Laois (garda.ie)
- whatThe woman was pronounced dead at the scene (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested as part of the investigation (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- whatA woman was seriously injured in an incident in Mountmellick, Laois (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe woman was injured during an incident involving a man (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA woman in her 30s died in Mountmellick, Co Laois. (rte.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in County Laois. (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at a residence in Mountmellick, County Laois (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at a residence on College Avenue, Mountmellick (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, 14 December 2022. (garda.ie)
- whenThe woman was discovered with serious injuries at approximately 4:45pm (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at teatime on Wednesday evening, 14 December 2022 (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe woman was found with serious injuries at a house in the town shortly before 5pm. (rte.ie)
- investigationA man in his 30s was arrested as part of the investigation into the suspected fatal assault on a woman. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe Office of the State Pathologist has been notified (garda.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination is scheduled for 15 December 2022 (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (garda.ie)
- investigationThe woman's body remains at the scene preserved for technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau (garda.ie)
- investigationThe scene was sealed off and preserved for forensic examination (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe man is being detained at Portlaoise Garda Station for questioning. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe Office of the State Pathologist was notified and a post-mortem examination will be carried out the following day. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe woman's body remains at the scene, which is preserved for technical examination. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for information to contact Portlaoise Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtHe is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court on Friday 16 December 2022. (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Dec2022Woman dies following suspected assault in Laois
The woman has died and a man in his 30s has been arrested; a post-mortem examination is scheduled for the following day and the scene is preserved for technical examination.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 14 Dec2022BREAKING NEWS: Woman in Midlands seriously injured as Gardaí seal scene off
Earliest breaking-news report of the incident, published at 21:09 on 14 December 2022, when the woman was still described as seriously injured and the scene was being preserved for forensic examination, before she was confirmed dead and the man was arrested.
victim, femalesuspect, male - 14 Dec2022Suspected Fatal Assault of a Woman, Man Arrested, Mountmellick, County Laois, Wednesday, 14th December 2022
Updates the earlier report confirming the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, a post-mortem is scheduled for 15 December 2022, and a man in his 30s has been arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 14 Dec2022Update: Suspected Fatal Assault of a Woman, Man Arrested, Mountmellick, County Laois, Wednesday, 14th December 2022
The man in his 30s previously arrested in connection with the incident has now been charged and is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court on 16 December 2022.
victim, femaleaccused, 30s, male