Man, 28, held as gardaí probe brutal assault

Gardaí investigating a brutal assault which caused severe hand injuries to a young man in Waterford have arrested a 28-year-old.

The victim of the assault, 20-year-old Dean Flynn, was yesterday said to be “recovering well” in Cork University Hospital following lengthy surgery on Tuesday.

Initial reports following the assault at 2.50pm on Monday suggested two of Mr Flynn’s fingers and a thumb were cut off when he was set upon on a green area at Priory Lawn in Waterford City.