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10/10/2008
Shortt Stabbing Suspect Arrested At Border
Gardaí have arrested a suspect in the stabbing of the son of framed publican Frank Shortt, after capturing him at a border checkpoint.
The 35-year-old man, from Dublin, fled the flat where Kristian Shortt was found, bloodied and unconscious, in Donegal early Thursday morning.
The victim, Kristian Shortt, remains in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin where his condition is described as critical but stable.
Gardaí were called to the flat, on Upper Main Street in Letterkenny, at around 6.45am, and are believed to have found Mr Shortt stabbed up to 30 times.
A 34-year-old man was arrested at the scene. This man, also from Dublin, has been living in the town for two years and is known to gardaí. There was an outstanding warrant for his arrest on a separate assault charge.
He was taken to Milford garda station, where he was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act before being released last night.
(DW/KMcA)
The 35-year-old man, from Dublin, fled the flat where Kristian Shortt was found, bloodied and unconscious, in Donegal early Thursday morning.
The victim, Kristian Shortt, remains in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin where his condition is described as critical but stable.
Gardaí were called to the flat, on Upper Main Street in Letterkenny, at around 6.45am, and are believed to have found Mr Shortt stabbed up to 30 times.
A 34-year-old man was arrested at the scene. This man, also from Dublin, has been living in the town for two years and is known to gardaí. There was an outstanding warrant for his arrest on a separate assault charge.
He was taken to Milford garda station, where he was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act before being released last night.
(DW/KMcA)
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