15/08/2011

Witnesses Sought After Temple Bar Assault

Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for witnesses to an assault in the city, which left a man critically injured, to come forward.

The 26-year-old is believed to have been attacked by two men on Temple Lane South in the Temple Bar area around 12:45am on Sunday.

He was taken to St James's Hospital, before being transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he is being treated for serious head injuries. He remains in a critical condition.

Two men were arrested in connection with the attack. One man, aged 23, has now been charged and is due to appear in court shortly. The other man, aged in his 20s, is still in custody.

(KMcA/BMcC)

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