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Woman Airlifted to Hospital After Assault in Tipperary
A woman in her 20s suffered severe head injuries in an assault on the R494; Gardaí urge witnesses and dash-cam footage from 5-6pm to aid their investigation.
- Gardaí say a serious assault occurred on the R494 at Birdhill, shortly before 5.30pm, after reports of a woman in her 20s being gravely injured, and she was airlifted to hospital.
- The victim is a woman in her 20s from Limerick's Traveller community, airlifted by a Coast Guard rescue helicopter to University Hospital Limerick, where she remains in critical condition.
- Investigators are probing theories that the victim's car was rammed and she was dragged out, and Gardaí say the woman is believed to have been attacked by a group of persons armed with weapons.
- Gardaí cordoned the area and preserved the scene for forensics on Sunday, with forensic teams conducting technical examination and the R494 roadway at Birdhill closed, local diversions affecting commuters to the M7.
- Nenagh Gardaí are asking road users on the R494 between Birdhill and the M7 between 5pm and 6pm on Saturday to share footage and contact 50450.
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