Woman Hospitalised After Westmeath Church Assault

The incident took place in Athlone last Friday.

A woman has been hospitalised after an alleged assault in a Westmeath Church.

The incident took place at the the Corpus Christi Church in Connaught Gardens, in Athlone last on Friday morning around 11am.

The woman, aged in her 30s, was brought to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore for treatment of serious injuries.

A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested at the scene and detained at a Garda station in Westmeath. 

He has since been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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