Gardaí in Dublin have launched an investigation after an elderly woman was alleged victim of an assault in West Dublin on Friday night.
According to Dublin Live, the elderly woman was hit on the head with a hammer during a robbery at her home in Powerstown Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 at approximately 8.30pm.
It is understood a group of masked men broke into the house and stole a sum of cash before fleeing the scene.
Gardaí say an investigation is currently ongoing.