Man held after woman assaulted in Stephen’s Green

Man arrested following assault and being held at Pearse Street Garda station

A file image of people enjoying the sun at St Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times
A file image of people enjoying the sun at St Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times

A man has been arrested after a woman was seriously assaulted in St Stephen’s Green in Dublin on Monday afternoon.

The woman was taken to hospital for treatment after she was assaulted in the popular St Stephen’s Green park in central Dublin at about 3.30pm.

Gardaí arrested a man in connection with assault who is currently being held at Pearse Street Garda station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The man can be held for up to 24 hours.

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The scene of the assault in St Stephen’s Green was closed off for a period yesterday to allow for a forensic examination.