Gardaí examine CCTV in Cooper stab probe

Gardaí investigating the stabbing of Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper say they are examining CCTV footage in an effort to identify his attacker.

Gardaí examine CCTV in Cooper stab probe

Gardaí investigating the stabbing of Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper say they are examining CCTV footage in an effort to identify his attacker.

The 24-year-old was stabbed with a blade in the face, back and neck on Dorset Street Upper in Dublin city centre in the early hours of yesterday morning. Mr Cooper had been on a night out with friends in the city after his club Na Fianna's defeat in the Dublin SFC and was walking home alone when he was approached by a man who demanded his wallet and stabbed him.

He was rushed to the Mater Hospital for treatment but has since been discharged.

"This was a shocking incident," said Stephen Breen, Investigations Editor for the Irish Sun.

"Mr Cooper was on a night out with friends and was on his way home along Upper Dorset St when he sat down to eat some chips.

"He was subsequently attacked from behind (by) a man whom Gardaí believe was following him.

"When he was on the ground he was stabbed in the back, the neck and in the face in a brutal and savage assault."

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