Woman stabbed at Holy Cross Church in Tramore, injured

A woman was stabbed inside a church in County Waterford on Tuesday, July 21, an incident police said they are investigating as a serious assault. The attack occurred at Holy Cross Church in Tramore shortly before a 10 a.m. Mass was set to begin. The victim, a woman in her 50s, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment.

Police responded to reports of an assault at the Summerhill premises at approximately 9:45 a.m. Following the incident, a man in his 30s was arrested at a nearby domestic residence and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a station in Waterford. Authorities have seized a knife as part of their investigation.

Multiple reports indicate the woman was attacked while at or near the altar during the recitation of the rosary. Parish priest Fr. Richard O'Halloran confirmed the woman is a well-known parishioner and said the event occurred in the main body of the church. He praised the response of parishioners and emergency services, calling it a very shocking event.

The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore issued a statement expressing deep shock over the violent...