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Investigation
Woman dies after being stabbed while working in Kilkenny shop
A man in his mid 20s was arrested.
A MAN HAS been arrested after a young woman was stabbed to death in Kilkenny last night.
The 28-year-old woman was working in a shop in the Market Cross centre when the man came in and stabbed her.
It happened at around 8:30 last night.
Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene and she was rushed by ambulance to St Luke’s Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
A 27-year-old man was arrested after gardai searched the area.
He’s being held at Kilkenny Garda station for questioning.
A post mortem is due to be carried out later today.
Gardaí say that investigations are ongoing.
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