Gardai name Cork stabbing victim

Gardai have named the teenager who was fatally stabbed in Co Cork last night.

She was 19-year-old Nicola Sweeney from Rochestown Road in Cork City.

It is understood that she and her friend were watching a video in her home when an intruder broke into the house and attacked the pair with a knife.

Her friend, who also sustained stab wounds but her injuries are not thought to be life threatening, raised the alarm and gardai found the victim at 11:30pm.

The student, who would have been 20 next Tuesday, was the eldest of three children; her parents are presently travelling home from England.

A 20-year-old was arrested close to the scene and is being questioned by Gardai in Togher under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

The scene of the crime has been preserved for technical examination and the State Pathologist, Dr John Harbison, is to carry out a post-mortem.