Divers search river for weapon used in Cork stabbing

Attacker slashed victim repeatedly about the face and upper body and then flung the weapon into the river at Grand Parade boardwalk

Gardaí are still trying to establish a motive for the attack and have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Picture: Ellen O'Regan

Divers are searching a section of the River Lee for a weapon they believe was used in a vicious and unprovoked stabbing attack in Cork City centre.

Video footage of the assault on the boardwalk on Grand Parade shows the hooded attacker flinging a suspected weapon into the river just moments after the attack on Wednesday afternoon.