Man in serious condition in hospital after suffering burns to his upper body in an attack in Dublin
A man is in hospital in serious condition today after suffering multiple burns to his upper body in an attack in Dublin last night.
The man, who is in his early 30s, was injured around 5.15pm in what Gardai call a serious public order incident involving a number of people at the Thornton Heights housing complex near Inchicore in Dublin 8.
Gardaí received reports of the incident involving a group of men.
The injured man is currently receiving medical treatment at St James’s Hospital.
It was unclear how the burns were inflicted on the victim.
A number of scenes have been retained by Gardai for technical investigation and Gardai is appealing to anyone with information about the attack to contact Gardaí’s investigation at Kilmainham Garda Station on 01 666 9700.
Gardaí are also appealing to anyone who may have video footage of the incident, or any road users who were in the Thornton Heights area of Inchicore between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and have video footage or dashcam footage, to make it available to Gardaí .
The investigations are ongoing.
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