Child seriously injured in Cork; Gardaí appeal for witnesses

A child remains in hospital following what has been described by Gardaí as an incident of criminal damage and assault in Charleville last night.

A Garda spokesperson said today that Gardaí were alerted to a disturbance at a residence in the New Line area at approximately 11:30pm and attended the scene.

“Considerable criminal damage to a vehicle and house was observed,” the spokesperson said.

“A female child was transferred from the scene by ambulance services to Cork University Hospital.

“She has since been transferred to Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street in what is described as a serious but stable condition.” 

The spokesperson said no other assaults were recorded.

The scene of the incident was preserved and a technical examination has since been conducted by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward or who may have been in the vicinity of the New Line area yesterday, August 19, between 10.30pm and 12am.

Additionally, any persons with camera footage, including dash-cam footage, from the area at the time are encouraged to provide it to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mallow Garda Station at 022 31450, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.