Woman stabbed in Co Louth
Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 10:46 AM
A woman was being questioned by gardaí today after a 60-year-old woman was stabbed outside a church.
The victim was left fighting for her life after the apparently unprovoked attack outside St Peter’s Church in Drogheda at around 10.20pm yesterday.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on West Street and taken to Drogheda Garda station.
She can be held for up to 24 hours under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
Doctors at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital are treating the victim for a number of stab injuries and her condition remains critical.
Detectives in Drogheda have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
