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Man Arrested and Charged in Connection with Assault on Kildare Street, Saturday, 12th September, 2020

Gardaí investigating an assault on a woman that occurred on Saturday, 12th September, 2020, in the Dublin 2 area have arrested and charged a man in connection with this incident.

The incident occurred during a demonstration on Kildare Street on the afternoon of Saturday, 12th September, 2020. The woman, aged in her 50s, sustained a number of facial injuries during the assault and later attended Tallaght Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
 
An investigation commenced carried out by Gardaí at Pearse Street Garda Station and a man in his 20s was arrested on the morning of Thursday, 22nd October, 2020, in connection with this assault.
 
He was detained at Pearse Street Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
 
He has since been charged and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, Court Number 3, tomorrow morning, Friday, 23rd October, 2020.