Woman in her 80s hospitalised after serious assault at nursing home

A man in his 50s has been charged in relation to the incident and will appear in court on Wednesday morning

Gardaí arrested a man in his 50s at the scene.

A woman in her 80s was hospitalised after a serious assault in a nursing home in Westmeath on Monday evening.

Gardaí have arrested a man in his 50s over the incident, which took place at a care home in Athlone.