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Coote Street, Portlaoise Google Maps

Man found on the road after being stabbed in the stomach

He remains in a critical condition.

GARDAÍ IN PORTLAOISE are investigating after a man was found on a road with stab wounds.

The man, in his 30s, was found on the road on Coote Street with stab injuries to his abdomen at around 4am.

The man was taken to Midlands Regional Hospital and has since been transferred to St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. He remains in a critical condition.

The scene is preserved and a technical examination will be carried out in the area.

Anyone with information ,or anyone who was in the Coote Street area between 3.30am and 4.30am, is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 – 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666111 or any garda station.

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