Story by Robin Schiller, Irish Independent
“An All-Ireland-winning GAA star has been arrested over an alleged assault on a 12-year-old boy.
An implement was allegedly used in the attack which resulted in the child being hospitalised.
Detectives have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident which happened at a vacant property in the south-west of the country last October.
Emergency services were alerted to the scene where the child, who was 12 years old at the time, was discovered with serious injuries.
He was subsequently rushed to University Hospital Limerick where he was treated for a broken collarbone and facial injuries after being struck.
Investigators arrested a man on Monday in relation to the incident on suspicion of assault.”
