Man carried on car bonnet before being stabbed 10 times

GARDAÍ are trying to establish a motive for an attack in which a man was lifted onto the bonnet of a car, driven down a road then stabbed 10 times in the legs and shoulders.

The man, in his 20s, was recovering in hospital following the attack, which happened in broad daylight on a busy street in Limerick. Detectives have spoken to the man but have been unable to find out why he was targeted.

The victim was walking along a street close to the Dublin Road around 1.30pm on Monday when his attackers drove at him. He was propelled onto the bonnet and remained there as the car was driven further down the road.