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Mint
an hour ago
- Politics
- Mint
‘They beat me relentlessly': Indian man's face fractured in ‘racist' attack in Ireland
In what appears to be yet another racially motivated attack in Ireland, an Indian-origin entrepreneur has claimed he was violently attacked by a group of teenagers in Ireland's Dublin. Santosh Yadav, a senior data scientist at WiSAR Lab and Technology Gateway in Letterkenny, said he was 'relentlessly beaten' and left bleeding on the pavement near his home. In a detailed post on LinkedIn, Yadav described the horrifying experience, saying, 'After having dinner, I was walking near my apartment when a group of six teenagers attacked me from behind. They snatched my glasses, breaking them, and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs—leaving me bleeding on the pavement.' He said he managed to contact the Gardai (Irish police), after which an ambulance took him to Blanchardstown Hospital. Doctors there confirmed a fractured cheekbone and referred him for specialist care. Yadav also claimed that such 'unprovoked' attacks were becoming more frequent in the country. 'This is not an isolated incident. Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators. They run free and are emboldened to attack again,' he said. Calling for action, Yadav urged authorities to take strict steps against those targeting minorities. He tagged the Government of Ireland, the Indian Embassy in Dublin, India's Ministry of External Affairs, and diplomat Akhilesh Mishra in his appeal. 'We deserve to feel safe. We deserve to walk on the streets without fear," he added. His post included two photos — one showing his face bloodied from the attack, and another of his broken glasses. The incident comes just days after another Indian man was allegedly assaulted by a group of teenagers in Dublin's Tallaght area on July 19. According to Jennifer Murray, an Irish woman who came to the victim's aid, this was not the first such incident in the area. In a Facebook video posted on July 20, Murray said, 'At least four Indian men and another man have been facially stabbed by this gang of teenagers in the last four days in Tallaght.' She also dismissed claims made by the group that the Indian man had been found behaving inappropriately with children. 'That narrative was soon rejected... the man was miles away from that playground,' she said. Mint could not independently verify Yadav's claims or the other alleged incidents.
The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Young man, 20s, killed in horror late-night motorbike crash in Co Waterford as gardai close road & probe scene
A YOUNG motorcyclist has been killed in a horror late-night crash in Co Waterford. The motorbike driver, aged in his 20s, sadly passed away at the scene of the single-vehicle crash near Bunmahon at around 11:45pm last night. The crash took place on the R675 at Ballinahilla. His body was removed to the morgue at University Hospital A post-mortem examination will take place at a later time. READ MORE IRISH NEWS The R675 has been sealed off by gardai investigating the crash and Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are probing the scene. Locals diversions have been put in place but motorists have been urged to plan their journey and expect delays in the area. Gardai are appealing for any witnesses of the crash to come forward with information that may assist in their probe. They are particularly looking to speak to those who were in the area of the crash within the hour it took place. Most read in Irish News In a statement this morning, a spokesperson for the force said: "Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. "Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 11:00pm and 12:00am (midnight) are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí. "Anyone with information is asked to contact Dungarvan Garda Station on 058 48600, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station." So far this year, 95 people have lost their lives in 90 crashes on Irish roads. LIMERICK MOTORBIKE CRASH During the same period of last year, 106 people died in collisions. Gardai say speed is a factor in one third of fatal collisions in Ireland. On Tuesday, a young man, aged in his 20s, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a horror motorbike crash on a busy road in Co Limerick. The horrific single-vehicle collision took place shortly before 1am on the N20, which is the main road between The injured man was riding on a motorcycle when the early-morning collision took place at Ballyfookoon. The motorcyclist was rushed to University Hospital Limerick for treatment of what gardai say are "serious injuries". 1 The fatal crash in Waterford took place on the R675 at Ballinahilla Credit: Google Streetview
Sunday World
16 hours ago
- Sunday World
Video shows shocking incident after knife-wielding attacker stabs garda in Dublin
The incident that was partly captured in several videos occurred when two gardaí responded to reports of a man armed with a large blade Shocking footage shows two gardai attempting to restrain a knife-wielding man who had just attacked and stabbed one of them in Dublin city centre on Tuesday night. It comes as gardai continue to question the suspect – an Irishman in his 20s – at a garda station in north Dublin following the daylight incident on Capel Street. The incident which was partly captured in several videos and widely circulated occurred after two gardaí responded to reports of a man armed with a large blade, believed to be a kitchen knife. After a struggle, the suspect was restrained by gardaí using their batons. The injured officer was assisted by members of the public who attempted to come to his aid and he was then taken to hospital for treatment. News in 90 Seconds - Wednesday, July 30 The garda, who is a young probationary member of the force, suffered injury to his upper arm but is said to be recovering well. It comes as Gardaí try to establish a motive for why the man attacked the officers. With an address in west Dublin, he was not previously known to gardaí. Sources say the unemployed man was not intoxicated when the knife attack happened. It is understood the suspect has also availed of a rest period since his arrest. It is expected a decision will be made to charge him this evening. Sources say that gardaí are treating the incident as a potential attempted murder case. However, it is not clear what exactly the suspect will be charged with. A double edged utility knife that was used in the attack was recovered by gardaí at the scene. It is understood the suspect 'came out of nowhere' and attempted to stab both uniformed officers in 'a completely unprovoked incident'. 'The two gardaí were saved from very serious injury or worse by the fact that they were wearing stab vests,' a source had earlier told the SUnday World. 'No motive has yet been established and gardaí are trying to establish the suspect's background. 'He did not say anything during the course of this shocking incident,' the source added. Both male officers are based at Bridewell Garda Station. It is understood the other garda was not injured in the stab attack. 'This could have been a whole lot worse – the matter is the subject of a full investigation,' the source added. Meanwhile, Gardai have urged the public to be aware of misinformation spread online following the knife atack. One man aged in his 20s, reported to have been born in Ireland, remains in custody following the attack. Paul Cleary, Assistant Garda Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan area, urged people to get their news from credible sources in the wake of the attack. Referring to misinformation spread online, Mr Clearly said: 'We have some people with their own agenda trying to use incidents like this to inflame situations for their own ends. We would always say to people to make sure that they get their information from credible media sources. 'Very inaccurate misinformation and disinformation went out online after this incident very quickly. So it is concerning,' he told RTÉ radio's Morning Ireland. Mr Cleary said both members of the force involved in the incident had acted with courage and professionalism 'in the face of such an unprovoked attack'. Mr Cleary said the garda suffered a wound to his upper right arm in the tricep area, adding the garda's official-issue stab vest had taken some of the impact. 'I have introduced in the last few months a new high-visibility strategy in the city and I've been able to get 174 new guards for this high-visibility strategy to provide reassurance to the communities in the cities and the business communities and people visiting and socialising in the city,' he added. 'So we have received positive feedback for this initiative. It's a permanent high-visibility strategy and we will be adding to it and we'll be expanding it. We have more guards coming out from Templemore in August and as the year goes on we'll expand it and including out to the suburbs. So we are moving in the right direction,' he said.
Irish Daily Mirror
16 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Pictured: Moment Gardai swooped on man accused of assaulting woman in Dublin
This is the moment Gardai swooped on a man accused of assaulting a woman near Dublin's Fairview Park Hoyda Hamad appeared before Judge Shalom Binchy at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday. Our exclusive photos show the moment he was arrested - he today proclaimed 'I want to plead guilty' after appearing in court. The accused, of no fixed abode, was arrested on the East Wall Road in north Dublin after the alleged incident on Saturday, July 26 and charged with a Section 2 assault. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week In addition, he was also charged with providing a false or misleading name and address to a member of An Garda Síochána. Hamad was also charged with using or engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. The accused appeared in person in the dock wearing a navy jacket and a pair of grey tracksuit bottoms. Judge Binchy ordered disclosure to be supplied to Hamad's defence team but before leaving the dock, the accused declared "I want to plead guilty". Hoyda Hamad pictured during his arrest (Image: Irish Mirror) After letting the matter stand, Hamad was returned to the dock where his barrister confirmed he was pleading guilty to all three charges. The Garda courts presenter told Judge Binchy that there was a named person on the charge sheet and should be given the opportunity to provide a victim impact statement if she so wishes. Judge Binchy agreed and remanded Hamad in custody until August 6 for a sentencing hearing Full facts of the case are expected to be read out then. Any mitigation will also be raised and a victim impact statement will be read out if provided. A person convicted of Section 2 assault faces up to six months in prison, a fine or both. Sign up to the Irish Mirror's Courts and Crime newsletter here and get breaking crime updates and news from the courts direct to your inbox.
Irish Daily Mirror
19 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
‘High IQ Jekyll and Hyde' character jailed after Valentine's Day road rampage
A man described as a 'Jekyll and Hyde' character after he drank alcohol has been jailed for eight months and put off the road for five years after going on a rampage in Co. Donegal. Owen Orr committed a series of offences on St. Valentine's Day in 2019 leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. The father-of-five punched another motorist in the face, assaulted a Garda, damaged his motorbike and then crashed his car into a terrified mother and daughter. Orr, who has 31 previous convictions, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to a range of offences which all occurred on the same evening. Judge Roderick Maguire said it was completely unacceptable that Gardai had been put in such danger while doing their duty. He also said members of the public were fortunate not to have suffered more serious and lasting injuries as a result of Orr's actions. The 32-year-old was charged that, at Cullion Road, Letterkenny, he assaulted Garda Michael Kilcoyne, a peace officer, acting in the course of his duty. The charge is contrary to Section 19 (3) of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994, as amended by Section 185 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. He was charged that he did without lawful excuse damage property, to wit, a Garda Honda motorcycle, belonging to the Chief Superintendent, An Garda Siochana. The charge is contrary to Section 2 (1) of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991. Orr was charged with the unlawful interference with a mechanically propelled vehicle, the property of Charles Bonner, while such vehicle was stationary at Manorcunningham by removing the key from the ignition. The charge is contrary to Section 113 or the Road Traffic Act, 1961, as amended by Section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 and Section 18 of the Road Traffic Act, 2006. He is also charged with dangerous driving o the N13 on February 14th, 2019 He is further charged that, at Dromore, Letterkenny, on February 14, 2019, that he did without lawful excuse damage property, to wit, a Toyota Corolla belonging to Kathleen Birch intending to damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged. The charge is contrary to Section 2 (1) of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991. He is also charged with failing to report an accident when injury was caused to property or a person at Dromore Lower on February 14th, 2019 being the driver of a vehicle involved in the accident. Other charges were also taken into account by the court. Prosecutor for the State, Ms Fiona Crawford, BL, along with Garda Daire Sheridan outlined the series of events on the day which led to Orr's arrest. He told how another motorist, Charles Bonner, was driving on the dual carriageway into Letterkenny when he saw another car overtaking a series of other vehicles before pulling in front of him. Mr Bonner flashed his lights at the car but the other driver, now known to be Owen Orr, slammed on his brakes forcing the other driver to brake. Mr Bonner stopped and the driver of the other car came over, punched him in the nose, pulled the keys out of his jeep and then threw them into a hedge and drove off with the entire incident being captured on dashcam. At Dromore Lower, some kilometres down the road, Mrs Kathleen Birch and her daughter were traveling towards Letterkenny down Lurgybrack when a car pulled out and smashed into them. Mrs Birch suffered pain in her back and legs and feared her car was going to go on fire as other motorists came to her aid. The driver of the other car fled on foot but left his wallet with bank cards and identification at the scene. Garda motorcyclist Michael Kilcoyne arrived at the scene of the accident and went in search of the driver of the other car and found Owen Orr walking at nearby Cullion Road. He addressed Orr who became aggressive and assaulted the Garda by grabbing him by the neck causing his motorbike to fall to the ground. A scuffle broke out and Orr lashed out at the arresting officer by kicking him before he was taken to Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week While in the station, Orr refused to give either a blood or urine sample to a registered nurse. The accused man was interviewed four days later when sober and the court was told he was very apologetic about the incident. Barrister for Orr, Mr Ciaran Elders, BL, directed by solicitor Frank Dorrian, said his client was very cooperative during the second interview describing him as a 'Jekyll and Hyde' character when he had alcohol taken. He added that he finds himself in a better place today and has been sober since 2023 after two periods in rehabilitation apart from a small lapse. The accused man had a total of €2,000 in compensation to offer including a sum to replace the €500 key for Mr Bonner's jeep, another €750 for the damage to his glasses and €750 to be given to a charity of Garda Kilcoyne's choice. A further €500 was also available to Mrs Birch while the court was also told that civil proceedings are also ongoing arising from the collision. Mr Elders added that his client was now trying to put his life back together and was a man with a high IQ with five children, the oldest of which were also academically gifted and wanted to attend college. Judge Roderick Maguire addressed the accused and asked him how his family were now keeping and how his life was now that he is trying to remain sober. Orr said that he was attending AA meetings four times a week. Mr Elders added that now that it appears that Orr has been rehabilitated and has also come a long way since this incident in 2019, he was not sure how a custodial sentence could benefit Orr or society at large. Passing sentence, Judge Maguire outlined all the events of the night saying he had considered all matters. He outlined a headline sentence but then said he had to consider mitigation before passing a final sentence. He said Gardai had noted that Orr was very easy to deal with when sober, he had not come to Garda attention since, had entered an early plea and was in a much better place today. The Judge also noted his probation report, the fact that he has five children and also considered the management of his alcohol abuse and that he is now attending alcoholics anonymous four times a week. He also noted that compensation had been offered to those caught up in Orr's rampage which he said were concrete expressions or remorse of the accused. Taking all these matters into account, Judge Maguire reduced the headline sentence to one of sixteen months with the last eight months suspended and banned Orr from holding a driving license for five years. He also ordered him to enter a bond to keep the peace for a period of two years upon his release from prison. For more of the latest breaking news from the Irish Mirror check out our homepage by clicking here.
