Gardai investigate after 76-year-old man receives facial injury after assault
By Mark Keane
GARDAI are investigating after a man in his seventies was assaulted in Knocklyon on Saturday night, with a lady in her sixties mugged in Templeogue in a separate incident later that night.
The incident in Knocklyon saw a 76-year-old man receive minor injuries to his face after being assaulted at 11.45pm on the Scholarstown Road on Saturday, November 10.
In a statement to The Echo, a Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are seeking a suspect described as a male in his 20s, approximately 5 foot 10 to 6 foot, who was wearing grey bottoms and a dark coloured jacket.
"No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."
In a separate incident, Gardai in Terenure are investigating after a male approached a man and woman in their 60s on Orwell Road, Templeogue, and made off with a handbag in the early hours of Sunday morning.
According to a Garda spokesperson: “The suspect is described as being tall, wearing [an] all grey track suit.
“No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.”
Anybody with information on either incident is encouraged to contact Rathfarnham Garda Station on 6666500 or Terenure Garda Station on 6666400.
