Sources said one line of inquiry being followed by gardai is that the attack on the innocent woman was motivated by a grievance her attacker had against a person known to her.
The incident happened in Clonshaugh, Dublin 17
A man in his 40s is being quizzed by gardai after a woman was stabbed in the neck at a house in Clonshaugh, Dublin.
Sources said the woman, who is in her 30s, is lucky to be alive such was the seriousness of her injuries.
Sources said one line of inquiry being followed by gardai is that the attack on the innocent woman was motivated by a grievance her attacker had against a person known to her.
Gardaí in Coolock are investigating the circumstances of what they described as the serious assault at the home in Clonshaugh in the early hours of this morning.
In a statement , a spokesperson said: “Shortly after 00.25am, gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of an assault at a residential property in Clonshaugh, Dublin 17.
“A woman, aged in her 30s was found with serious injuries and removed from the scene to Beaumont Hospital where she remains in a serious condition.
“In a follow up search a man, aged in his 40s was arrested this morning and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in North Dublin.
“Investigations ongoing.”
