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10/07/2012
Man Slashes Throat In Front Of Garda
A man wielding a knife slashed his own throat in front of garda officers investigating a suspected fraud case.
Armed support had to be called after officers, who had gone to a Cork hospital to examine documents and computer files as part of an investigation into suspected fraud, were confront by the man brandishing a knife.
The man later slashed his own throat in front of the officers.
He was rushed to hospital and is now understood to be out of danger.
The fraud investigation was launched following a formal complaint to gardai from the HSE.
The probe follows HSE concerns after an audit at the facility highlighted suspected irregularities regarding payments to a supply firm. The HSE confirmed a garda probe was under way but said it could not comment on the details.
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Armed support had to be called after officers, who had gone to a Cork hospital to examine documents and computer files as part of an investigation into suspected fraud, were confront by the man brandishing a knife.
The man later slashed his own throat in front of the officers.
He was rushed to hospital and is now understood to be out of danger.
The fraud investigation was launched following a formal complaint to gardai from the HSE.
The probe follows HSE concerns after an audit at the facility highlighted suspected irregularities regarding payments to a supply firm. The HSE confirmed a garda probe was under way but said it could not comment on the details.
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