ALLEGED ASSAULT | 

Man due in court after woman (50s) rescued from River Slaney in Carlow

Gardaí were alerted to an incident of alleged assault in the Townparks area of Tullow, Co Carlow on Sunday evening

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A man is due in court today following an alleged assault near a river in Co Carlow that resulted in a woman having to be rescued from the water.

Gardaí were alerted to the incident of alleged assault in Townparks, Tullow, Co Carlow on the evening of Sunday May 5 at approximately 8pm.

A woman, aged in her 50s, was rescued from the River Slaney, while a 56-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in the South East of the region.

He has since been charged, and was due to appear before Kilkenny District Court this morning at approximately 10.30am.

In a statement, gardaí confirmed that investigations into the incident are still ongoing.

They added that if anyone was in the area at the time of the incident, or if anyone has dash-cam or CCTV footage, to contact Carlow Garda Station on 059 913 6620.