Doctor ‘seriously assaulted’ at clinic in Dublin city centre this morning
by Diarmuid Pepper, https://www.thejournal.ie/author/diarmuid-pepper/ · TheJournal.ieA DOCTOR WAS “seriously assaulted” at a clinic in Dublin city centre this morning.
Shortly after 9am, gardaí from Kevin Street and the armed support unit responded to reports of an incident at a premises on Ushers Island, Dublin 8.
During the incident, a man in his 50s, understood to be a doctor, was “seriously assaulted”, according to gardaí.
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It is understood that the man was stabbed.
He received medical attention at the scene from gardaí, before being transported by ambulance to St. James’s Hospital.
A man in his 60s was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at a garda station in Dublin City.
A garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.