Woman and teenage girl arrested in connection with attack on Scarlett Faulkner 

A relative said the young mother had suffered a very serious brain injury

The scene of the incident in Birdhill and ,inset, Scarlet Faulkner.

A woman and a teenager have been arrested following the weekend assault on Limerick mother Scarlett Faulkner, who remains in hospital with serious head injuries.

Gardaí have arrested a woman, aged in her 40s, and a girl, aged 17, for questioning about the serious assault which occurred on the R494 road outside Birdhill village, Co Tipperary, at about 5.30pm on Saturday.

Scarlett Faulkner, aged 29, suffered serious head injuries as a result of the attack, and remains in critical condition at CUH.

The two arrested are both detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Garda Stations in Co. Tipperary.

Ms Faulkner is the mother of a six-year-old daughter.

A relative said she had suffered a very serious brain injury, 

In a video shared on social media, the partner of Scarlett's brother, Josephine (Joanne) Duffy, said the family were awaiting results of a brain scan.

"The doctors will speak to her parents with the results of the brain scan and what will be next," she said.

Ms Duffy added: "They're hoping for the best, they got bad news. They're praying, they want a miracle."

She added the family is "very appreciative" of the messages of support and prayers.

She also appealed for people to not post pictures of videos of the incident, which are “distressing for the family to see”.

"That's their sister lifeless on the ground being savagely attacked... Someone went in, took a photo of her in intensive care and posted that photo of her,” she added.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them.

Any road users who were on the R494 between Birdhill and the M7 motorway between 5pm and 6pm on Saturday, March 21 and may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

In particular, Gardaí are seeking information on the movements of two vehicles, a grey 162 Ford Transit van and a blue 161 Volkswagen Touran people carrier, travelling in convoy or driving dangerously between 4.30pm and 5.30pm on Saturday, March 21 in and around Birdhill village, the townlands of Cooleen, Crag Cross, Shower Cross, Kylebeg, Annaholty and Thornhill, all in Co. Tipperary.

Gardaí are aware of video footage of the incident circulating online and ask members of the public not to share it on social media platforms or messaging apps, but instead to provide it to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Nenagh Garda Station on (067) 50450, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.