22/01/2014

Four Arrests Over Attack On Suspected Thief

Gardaí investigating an attack on a suspected car thief have arrested four people, one being the woman whose car was broken into.

The suspect thief, a 27-year-old, is in a critical condition in hospital following the attack, in which he was kicked and punched in the head repeatedly.

It is understood that he was attacked after becoming a involved in a row over the alleged robbery.

Two men and two woman were arrested by gardaí on Tuesday morning.

The men are being questioned under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be held without charge for up to 24 hours, excluding rest periods.

The two women were arrested for allegedly withholding information about the attack and held under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

They can be detained without charge for up to three days.

(MH/CD)

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