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Arrest

Teen arrested in connection with Tuam assault

A 22-year-old man was attacked in Tuam at around 3.30am today.

A MALE IN his late teens has been arrested in connection with an assault on a man in his 20s early this morning.

Gardaí said the assault took place at 3.30am on the Milltown Road in Tuam.

A 22-year-old man received head injuries during the incident.

He was removed to University College Hospital in Galway before being transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

Gardaí arrested a man in his late teens today in connection with the assault.

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