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GARDAÍ ARE investigating an attack on a 19-year-old man who was on holidays in the seaside resort of Kilkee over the weekend. The victim was struck, while his mobile phone and cash were stolen.
The incident occurred shortly before 2 o’clock on Sunday morning. The alarm was raised when a 19year-old man stopped gardaí who were on mobile patrol on O’Curry Street, alerting them to an incident in which he was attacked.
He told gardaí that he was set upon by two young men and that his mobile phone and € 40 in cash were taken from him. He was also struck a number of times, during the incident.
The victim, who is from the Midlands, was taken to Limerick Regional Hospital as a precautionary measure, and was later discharged. He is expected to make a full recov- ery.
As part of their investigation, gardaí recovered the stolen property in Kilkee.
“It was an unusual incident. We are treating it as serious. We believe there were two people involved. We are following a certain line of enquiry,” said a senior garda spokesman.
“This was the first incident we have had in Kilkee this year,” added the garda.