Man (50s) arrested over assault on elderly woman in care home

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Darragh Nolan

A man in his 50s has been arrested in connection to an assault on an elderly woman in Co Westmeath on Monday night.

Gardaí are investigating the serious assault, which took place in a care home in Athlone. The woman, aged in her 80s, was taken to Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, Co Offaly for treatment.