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Case No. 30881Assault; criminal damage (to vehicle) · Co. Dublin · 7 Jul 2021

Balaclava gang attack man in Kilmore, Dublin

A man in his 30s was assaulted by a group of men wearing balaclavas on Kilbarron Avenue in Kilmore, north Dublin, on 7 July 2021, after his car was rammed and smashed. He was taken to Beaumont Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and no arrests have been made.

  1. Reported8 Jul
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe car was rammed into and smashed by the gang (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe attackers were all wearing balaclavas (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatSeveral people were involved in the attack (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim was a man in his 30s (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim was taken to Beaumont Hospital (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim's injuries are not life-threatening (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe scene was closed off for hours (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim's car was rammed into and smashed up by the gang before they assaulted him (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim was taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatSeveral men wearing balaclavas were involved in the attack (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at Kilbarron Avenue in Kilmore (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place on Kilbarron Avenue in Kilmore, north Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault occurred on 7 July 2021 at approximately 8.40pm (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at approximately 8.40pm on 7 July 2021 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Jul2021
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, its first report
    'Balaclava gang' attack man in Dublin after ramming into his car

    Initial report of the assault; no arrests made, Gardaí enquiries ongoing.

    victim, 30s, malesuspect, male
  2. 8 Jul2021
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Video shows gardai thronging Dublin area as balaclava gang brutally attack man

    Initial report of the gang attack with video footage of garda response; no arrests made, enquiries ongoing.

    victim, 30s, malesuspect, male