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Woman Seriously Injured in Axe Attack at Co Kildare House

A man in his 50s attacked his former partner with an axe, set their Leixlip home on fire, and was later found dead in a nearby reservoir, Gardaí said.

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An investigation is under way after a man attacked a woman with an axe at a house in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

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Irish MirrorIrish Mirror
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Man who attacked estranged wife with axe before torching her house is found dead

The horrifying incident took place at a house in Oaklawn West in Leixlip Co Kildare on Monday

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Woman seriously injured in axe attack at Co Kildare house

An investigation is under way after a man attacked a woman with an axe at a house in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

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Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner
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Body found in Kildare reservoir following serious assault on woman

A house fire was extinguished shortly after 6am in Oaklawn West, Leixlip

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The JournalThe Journal
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Gardaí investigating serious assault and house fire in Co Kildare

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault at a house in Oaklawn West, Leixlip.

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The Journal broke the news in Ireland on Monday, November 24, 2025.
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