Garda investigations Cork armed attack of transgender woman

An alleged hate crime involving the beating of a transgender lady by men carrying crutches is being investigated by the Garda in Cork City.

In the violent daytime hate crime attack, the victim, in her 40s, suffered several lacerations to her head and a suspected fractured hand, which came just days after a suspected homophobic assault in the city centre., irishexaminer.com reports.