Two Men Critical Following Separate Stabbings

Two men are in hospital following two vicious stabbing incidents on Thursday. A man in Dublin received stab wounds to his face in an attack in the Maryland area of the Coombe, Dublin shortly before 3pm.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the incident and have arrested four people, three males and one female, in connection with the stabbing. A 22-year-old man is detained at Kilmainham Garda Station, while the other two men, 25 & 28, and one woman, 21, are detained at Kevin St Garda Station.

The victims injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Meanwhile, a man is in critical condition in a Letterkenny hospital following a harrowing attack in Donegal.

Kristian Shortt, 28, the son of nightclub owner Frank Shortt, was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in a Letterkenny apartment by local gardaí at around 7am.

Gardaí were called to the apartment after receiving a call from a man at 6.45am. The man was arrested at the scene and is said to be helping gardaí with their inquiries.

Gardaí are also looking for a second man in relation to the incident in which Mr Shortt was stabbed up to 30 times, according to Gardaí.

Frank Shortt spent three years in jail due to a wrongful conviction of allowing drugs to be sold at his nightclub, The Point Inn, in Inishowen.

(DW/KMcA)