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Case No. 29919Assault · Co. Limerick · 25 Sep 2021

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after unprovoked assault in Limerick

A young man in his twenties was assaulted in the Clancy Strand area of Limerick in the early hours of Saturday morning, 25 September 2021. The unprovoked attack left the victim with facial injuries. The only detail the victim could give about his attacker was that he was a male. Gardaí at Mayorstone Park station are investigating and have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage from motorists on Clancy Strand between 12.15am and 12.30am.

  1. Reported27 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A young man in his twenties was assaulted in an unprovoked attack.
  • The victim suffered facial injuries.
Where
The assault took place in the Clancy Strand area of Limerick.
When
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, 25 September 2021.
Other details
The victim described his attacker only as a male.
Investigation
  • Gardaí at Mayorstone Park station are investigating the incident.
  • Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from motorists on Clancy Strand between 12.15am and 12.30am.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe assault was unprovoked. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe victim suffered facial injuries. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe victim is a young man in his twenties. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe attacker was a male. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place in the Clancy Strand area of Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe relevant time window for dashcam footage is between 12.15am and 12.30am on Friday night/Saturday morning. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí at Mayorstone Park station are investigating the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from motorists on Clancy Strand. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Sep2021
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Man injured in unprovoked Limerick assault

    Gardaí appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from Clancy Strand between 12.15am and 12.30am on Friday night/Saturday morning.

    victim, twenties, malesuspect, male