Woman stabbed in Dublin burglary

A woman is being treated in hospital for serious injuries after she was stabbed by a burglar in her home in Dublin.

A woman is being treated in hospital for serious injuries after she was stabbed by a burglar in her home in Dublin.

The woman, who is in her 30s, was attacked at about 2.30pm in the afternoon by a man who broke into her home at Prospect Hill in Finglas.

She was taken to the Mater hospital.  No further information was available on her condition.

A Garda spokeswoman said the scene had been preserved for technical examination and the investigation was continuing.  No arrests have been made.

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