Teen bailed for allegedly torturing woman was part of violent Dublin home invasion gang
Four suspects last night remained in garda custody following the aggravated burglary in Shankill on Wednesday night
A teenager on bail for allegedly taking part in the torture of a woman was part of a gang arrested over a violent home invasion in Dublin.
Four suspects last night remained in garda custody following the aggravated burglary in Shankill on Wednesday night.
A couple, aged in their 60s, were held at gunpoint and assaulted by the gang before they fled the scene.
They were intercepted by local gardaí as they attempted to escape and were all arrested for firearms offences after a semi-automatic weapon was recovered.
The Irish Independent has learned that one of the suspects in custody is currently on bail for his alleged role in the violent torture of a young woman in the city.
During this incident the woman was badly beaten and threatened by a gang of up to seven men before being rescued by gardaí.
The precise details of the incident cannot be outlined for legal reasons. The juvenile was later charged as part of the garda investigation and granted bail on strict conditions by the Children's Court.
It's understood the four-man gang arrested on Wednesday night and reside in different parts of the inner-city.
Some of them have previously been investigated for drug intimidation related violence.
A source said: 'This was a great capture for gardaí following a particularly violent incident where these lads forced their way into a couple's home before beating them.
'The circumstances surrounding the motive behind this is continuing but the victims are innocent and it seems like it was a very much targeted incident'.
Gardaí were alerted to reports of an aggravated burglary at a home in Shanganagh Cliffs, Shankill, and a number of units were deployed.
The home invasion is said to have taken place at approximately 7.30pm in the evening. During the course of the aggravated burglary, four individuals entered the couple's home and 'assaulted and threatened the couple with a firearm'.
The four individuals left the scene in a vehicle and an electric bike.
Gardaí responded to the incident and a search of the area took place, during which a semi-automatic firearm was recovered.
Gardaí arrested three of the suspects when they stopped a car and a fourth male was arrested a short distance away who was on a electric bike.
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The owner of the home, a man in his 60s, was removed from the scene to St. Vincent's University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
All four men, two adults aged in their 60s and 20s, and two juveniles are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Garda stations in Dublin.
They can be held for up to three days before they must either be charged or released from custody pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Investigations are said to be ongoing.
The most recent garda figures show that aggravated burglary- which can carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on conviction- dropped nationally by 29pc in the first three months of this year compared to 2024.
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