Gardai have arrested and charged a man in connection with a recent assault on a young woman in the Dublin 24 area.
According to investigating officers, the assault occurred at around 5:50 pm on Monday, March 6, 2023, at a home in the Tallaght area.
The woman, who is aged in her 30s, was left with non-life-threatening injuries in the aftermath of this incident.
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In an update published by gardai this morning, a spokesperson said: “Following extensive investigations by Gardaí, a search was conducted under warrant at a residence also in the Tallaght area, on Wednesday 8th March 2023.
“One man was arrested at the scene. During the search of this residence, an imitation firearm and a knife were seized by Gardaí along with approximately €30,000 of suspected cocaine (pending analysis), a small quantity of Zopiclone tablets, and a number of items of evidential value”.
The arrested man is aged in his 50s and was taken to Tallaght Garda Station where he was detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He has since been charged and is expected to appear before Tallaght District Court on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 10:30 am.
“These investigations were conducted by Gardaí in Tallaght in support of Operation Fógra, An Garda Síochána’s response in the DMR to Drug Related Intimidation (DRI) as part of the Garda National Strategy under Operation Tara”.
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