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Arrest after woman sexually assaulted, stabbed in Kerry

Gardaí at the scene of the incident this afternoon in Tralee
Gardaí at the scene of the incident this afternoon in Tralee

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which a woman in her 20s was stabbed and sexually assaulted in Co Kerry earlier today.

Emergency services were called a residential property on Maine Street in Tralee at around 9.30am.

It is understood that the woman may have been stabbed a number of times.

She was taken to University Hospital Kerry for treatment, where her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The man, who is in his 30s, was arrested in a housing estate on the northern outskirts of the town at lunchtime.

He is being held at a garda station in Kerry.

The scene at Maine Street has been sealed off and a technical examination is under way.