Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to an assault on a man by a group of youths in Kilnamanagh in Tallaght over the weekend to come forward.
The incident happened in the Parkhill Lawn area of Kilnamanagh in at around 6pm on Saturday evening, when an Indian man, aged in his 40s, was attacked by a group of youths. He was also stripped of his trousers and underwear by the gang during the assault, and a witness said that his phone and money had been robbed.
Gardaí said they are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the assault to come forward – and have urged people not to share footage of the attack seen on social media.
They are appealing to road users and pedestrians who may have camera footage, including dash-cam footage, of the incident, and who was travelling in the area between 6pm and 7pm on Saturday to make it available to them.
“Anyone who observed any unusual activity and/or anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Street Garda Station on (01) 666 6000, the Garda Confidential line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station,” a garda spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added: “An Garda Síochána is appealing to people to not post or reshare social media content including footage related to this incident in order to protect the privacy of the victim involved.”
It is believed that the man was being wrongly accused of inappropriate behaviour, but Garda sources said they’re satisfied that the accusations are baseless.
Local representatives have strongly condemned the attack, describing it as “mindless, racist violence”.