Beaumont Hospital.Ciaran McErlean was found with serious head injuries in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Local for Meath West Peadar Toibin has described a critically ill attack victim from Co. Meath as a “friendly and warm” young man.
Ciaran McErlean, from Navan in Co Meath, remains in a critical condition in hospital following a serious assault at the weekend.
Emergency services were alerted to an incident on Watergate Street in Navan at around 3am on Saturday.
When gardai arrived at the scene, they discovered the 21-year-old lying injured on the ground.
He was rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, reports the Independent.
He was then transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, where he remains in a critical condition.
Mr Toibin, who is also a friend of the victim’s family, expressed his shock at the incident:
“I know the family and I know Ciaran, he is a lovely young fella and a very friendly, decent and very warm character, and it is just shocking to see this has happened,” Mr Toibin told the Herald.
Arrest.
As part of the investigation into the assault, gardai arrested a 22-year-old man on Sunday.
He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at Navan Garda Station.
After being quizzed for a number of hours, he was released without charge.
Gardai are appealing for anyone who was in the Watergate Street area between 2.45am and 3.30am and who may have witnessed the assault, or any motorists who may have passed through Watergate Street around those times and have dashcam footage, to contact Navan Garda Station on 046-9036100, the Garda Confidential Line 18000 666 111, or any garda station.
