Justice minister says ‘random’ Stoneybatter knife attack could have been ‘a lot worse’

Gardaí in the Arbour Hill area of Stoneybatter in Dublin. Picture: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire

The Justice Minister has said a random knife attack in a Dublin neighbourhood on Sunday could have involved a fatality had the gardaí not responded quickly.

Three men were injured in what the minister called a “random” knife attack in Stoneybatter on Sunday afternoon.