14-yr-old Dublin boy in custody after a woman fights for her life after being stabbed in the neck during a mugging – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

14-yr-old Dublin boy in custody after a woman fights for her life after being stabbed in the neck during a mugging




A woman on her way home from work was mugged at knifepoint by a thug on a bicycle near the CHQ Centre in Dublin City Centre late on Thursday night.

Her attacker demanded cash and during the attack the victim received a serious stab wound to her neck. The attacker fled the scene on his bike empty handed. The woman managed to call the emergency services and was taken to Dublin’s Mater Hospital for life saving surgery.

It’s understood that the victim is 48 years old, of Asian origin and is employed as an office cleaner. Gardai managed to find who they believe is the preparator, a 14-yr-old boy who remains in custody tonight and is being questioned in relation to the vicious random attack.

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