Man, 20s, arrested for alleged stalking of public representative

A man in his 20s is being detained for alleged stalking in the North Western Region.

Gardaí in the North Western Region are investigating a complaint made by a female public representative in the West of the country.

They have arrested a man this Thursday for an alleged offence contrary to Section 10(1) of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 as amended by Section 23 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023, Stalking.

The man is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the North Western Region.

As this is an ongoing criminal investigation, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said they had no further comment at this time.