A man was arrested and remanded in custody following a stabbing attack in the city last weekend.
Liam Foley, with an address at 22 Woodlands Estate in Graiguenamanagh was charged at Kilkenny District Court on Monday with assault and robbery following the stabbing.
A man is still recovering in St Luke’s hospital following the assault which occurred following the robbery of the shop where he worked on Rose Inn Street on Sunday afternoon.
He is understood to be in a stable condition following his traumatic ordeal which left him with multiple stab wounds.
The man spent several days in the intensive care unit at St Luke’s Hospital this week where he was treated for at least four stab wounds to his body.
The victim, an employee of a phone shop was seriously injured after he followed the thief who had come into the shop and stolen cash from the premises at 5pm on Sunday afternoon.
The employee chased the thief down Rose Inn Street and onto Kieran St where the culprit realised he was being followed. He subsequently turned around and approached the man and allegedly stabbed him several times with a knife.
The attack left the employee with several stab wounds including one to his arm, his hand and his chest. He was rushed to St Luke’s Hospital where he was immediately treated for his injuries.
Gardai were called to the scene following frantic calls from local business people and two men were arrested some time later on Cootes Lane in the city. Having tried to flee the scene, Gardai caught up with the two men and they were detained.
Cash was found and the men were taken to Kilkenny Garda Station for questioning.
One man was released without charge while a second man, Liam Foley was detained and appeared before Kilkenny District Court on Monday. He was remanded in custody.
