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Kym Owens leaves hospital as investigation remains open

Inquiry ongoing into case of Maynooth University student found with severe injuries

Kym Owens suffered severe injuries in an incident in November

Dean Ruxton
Vivienne Clarke
Fri Feb 24 2017 - 11:19

Kym Owens, an 18-year-old student who was found with severe injuries in Maynooth, Co Kildare, last year, has been discharged from hospital.

Ms Owens, a student at Maynooth University, was discovered near her accommodation on the evening of November 20th with injuries including two broken eye sockets, a dislocated jaw and a broken nose.

She was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in Dublin and put in an induced coma for a time. Gardaí said on Friday that Ms Owens has now left hospital.

On the day of the incident, she had taken a bus from her home in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan. There have been no arrests in relation to the case and a Garda spokesman said on Friday that investigations are ongoing.

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Hundreds of Garda interviews have taken place and it is understood gardaí believe Ms Owens was not assaulted by anyone who had been a passenger on the bus she took.

In January, Ms Owens’s uncle Thomas McNee issued a renewed appeal for any witnesses to come forward.

"Examine your conscience, that could be your daughter or sister in that hospital and just take a leap of faith and go to the gardaí and tell them anything you know, even the smallest piece of information can lead to a breakthrough," he said, speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke programme.

A fundraising campaign to support Kym's recovery was set up on GoFundMe.com and has raised nearly €7,500.

Any witnesses to the incident have been asked to contact Leixlip Garda station on 01-6667800 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-6666111.

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