Man on life support after one-punch attack in Roscommon
Gardaí believe the tragic incident occurred after a row in a pub on Barrack St in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, spilled out onto the street. File picture
A man is on life support in hospital after suffering severe head injuries in a suspected ‘one-punch’ attack in a Co Roscommon town.
Gardaí believe the tragic incident happened after a row in a pub spilled out onto the street.
It is thought one man punched another man forcing him to fall and hit his head off the ground, inflicting life-threatening injuries.
The incident took place at around 1am on New Year’s Day on Barrack St in Ballaghaderreen.
The emergency services were alerted and, following an initial assessment, the injured man was brought to the country’s specialist head injury unit at Beaumont Hospital, north Dublin.
The man has been place on life-support.
On Friday, gardaí arrested his suspected attacker and took him into custody. A Garda statement said:
“The man, aged in his 40s, is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a station in the Garda North Western Region.”
This allows for a maximum detention period of 24 hours, excluding sleep breaks.
An earlier garda statement said the injured man, aged in his 30s, was in a “critical condition” at Beaumont Hospital.
A senior investigating officer has been appointed, and an incident room has been established in Castlerea Garda Station.
Gardaí have appealed to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them, including persons who were in the vicinity of Barrack St between 12.45am and 1.15am on January 1.
Anyone with video footage (including dashcam) are also asked to make it available to investigating gardaí at Castlerea Garda Station on 094 9621630, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666111, or any garda station.
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