Ireland Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man assaulted and robbed in Balbriggan
A man in his 20s was threatened and assaulted by two male suspects on Moylaragh Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, and several items were taken from him, leaving him with a cut to his neck. Garda sources give the date as Thursday 7 December 2023, with one record listing 14 December 2023, and the time as shortly before or after 6pm. The victim was treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for a non-life-threatening injury, and both suspects fled on foot towards Harry Reynolds Road. Gardaí issued a witness appeal on 15 December 2023 for anyone in the area between 6:15pm and 6:35pm and for road users with camera footage, and no arrests or charges have been reported.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his 20s was threatened and assaulted by two male suspects.
- Several items were taken from the man during the assault.
- The man received a cut to his neck.
- Where
- The incident took place on Moylaragh Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
- When
- The garda release gives the date as Thursday 7 December 2023, while case record 6933 gives 14 December 2023.
- The garda release and Irish Mirror give the time as shortly before 6pm, while DublinLive gives it as shortly after 6pm.
- Other details
- Both suspects fled on foot in the direction of Harry Reynolds Road, Balbriggan.
- The victim was treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for a non-life-threatening injury.
- The suspects have not been named in the reports.
- Investigation
- Gardaí appealed on 15 December 2023 for anyone in the Moylaragh Road, Harry Reynolds Road and Chieftains Estate area between 6:15pm and 6:35pm to come forward.
- Gardaí asked road users who were travelling at the time to make any camera footage available.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge has been reported.
26 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man in his 20s was threatened and assaulted by two males. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatA number of items were taken from the man. (garda.ie)
- whatThe man received a cut to his neck. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man was threatened by two men. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe men robbed the man of several items. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe men attacked the man and left him with a cut to his neck. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatItems were taken from the man during the assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place on Moylaragh Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident took place on Moylaragh Road in Balbriggan. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe two men fled on foot in the direction of Harry Reynolds Road. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident happened on Moylaragh Road, Balbriggan. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Thursday 7 December 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened shortly before 6pm. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened shortly after 6pm on the previous day. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe assault happened shortly before 6pm on Thursday. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone in the Moylaragh Road, Harry Reynolds Road and Chieftains Estate area between 6:15pm and 6:35pm to come forward. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are asking road users who were travelling at the time to make camera footage available. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone in the area of Moylaragh Road, Harry Reynolds Road and Chieftains Estate between 6:15pm and 6:35pm to come forward. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí are asking road users who were travelling on the road at the time to make any camera footage available. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to people in the area who may have witnessed the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationRoad users with camera footage are asked to come forward. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherBoth male suspects fled on foot towards Harry Reynolds Road, Balbriggan. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured man attended Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury. (garda.ie)
- otherThe victim was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man was left with non-life-threatening injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured man went to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for treatment. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Dec2023Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man assaulted and robbed in Balbriggan
First report of this incident. It gives the location, the time window, the injuries, the suspects' escape route and the Garda appeal details.
victim, 20s, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 15 Dec2023Man's neck slashed in horror assault and robbery in Balbriggan
First report of the Balbriggan incident. It gives the time and place, describes the robbery and attack, and includes a garda appeal for witnesses and road-user camera footage. It does not name any suspects or report any arrests.
victim, 20s, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 7 Dec2023Witness Appeal - Robbery and Assault, Moylaragh Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. 7th December, 2023.
Garda press release giving the incident date as Thursday 7 December 2023. Case 6933 records 14 December 2023 for the same incident; the other details (road, time, victim, cut to neck, two males, appeal for witnesses and footage) match. This release also adds the suspects' escape route, the hospital treatment and the witness time window.
victim, 20s, malesuspect, malesuspect, male