Gardai have appealed for witnesses after a man was stabbed “a number of times” in a pub in Limerick city, last weekend.
According to a reliable source the pub was “packed with customers” at the time, and gardai are anxious to speak to any eye-witnesses.
The broad daylight stabbing occurred around 3.20pm last Sunday afternoon, inside the premises, at Upper William Street.
Afterwards, the victim, aged in his “mid-20s”, made his way out onto the street outside the premises, and he was eventually discovered by members of the public in a collapsed state lying on the ground.
It’s believed a man and woman, who at the time were walking along Upper William Street, rendered assistance to the man and also contacted emergency services.
Appealing for witnesses, Sergeant Ber Leetch, Henry Street Garda Station, stated: “Last Sunday, the 25th of August at 3.20 in the afternoon, Gardai at Henry Street got a call to say that a man was lying on Upper William Street and that he was injured. Gardai went to the scene and the ambulance was already there and they removed the man to hospital.”
“Gardai were informed that the man had been stabbed a number of times. “
Sergeant Leetch added: “William Street is a very busy place on a Sunday afternoon and Gardai are asking anybody who was around that area - that is the top of William Street - between 3.15pm and 3.45pm - to contact them if they saw this assault of know anything about it.”
“The number for Henry Street garda station is 061-212400, or the Garda confidential number is 1800-666111,” Sgt Leetch added.
A separate garda spokeswoman stated that the victim “was taken to University Hospital Limerick with noon-life threatening injuries”. “Investigations are ongoing,” she added.
