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.