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Case No. 21548Criminal damage (petrol bomb attack) · Co. Galway · 8 Apr 2023

Gardaí aware of alleged petrol bomb attack on Galway house

A house in Galway was allegedly targeted by a petrol bomb on 8 April 2023, when at least two people in a car drove past the property, stopped, threw an on-fire implement towards the house, and drove off. The 30-second video of the incident was shared online accompanied by the song 'We The Men' with lyrics about gross bodily harm. The attack is described as an escalation of warnings exchanged between two groups over the preceding weeks. Gardaí are aware of the incident but no formal investigation has been launched as no complaint was made.

  1. Reported9 Apr
  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 house in Galway was allegedly targeted by a petrol bomb (pipebomber).
  • At least two people in a car drove past the house, stopped, threw an on-fire implement towards the house, and drove off.
Where
Galway.
When
8 April 2023.
Investigation
Gardaí are aware of the incident but no formal investigation has been launched as no complaint was made.
Other details
  • The 30-second video of the incident was shared online accompanied by the song 'We The Men' with lyrics about gross bodily harm.
  • The attack is described as an escalation of warnings sent between two groups over the preceding weeks.
  • More videos have been released since the alleged attack, suggesting the situation will continue.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA house in Galway was allegedly targeted by a pipebomber (petrol bomb). (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatAt least two people in a car drove past the house before stopping outside. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatAn on-fire implement was thrown towards the house from inside the car before the car drove off. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are aware of the incident but no formal investigation has been launched as no complaint was made. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe video clip is 30 seconds long and is accompanied by the song 'We The Men' with lyrics about GBH. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe attack is described as an escalation of warnings sent between two groups over the past few weeks. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherMore videos have been released since the alleged attack, suggesting the situation will continue. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Apr2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Galway gardai 'aware of serious incident' as clip shows 'pipebomber' target home

    First report of the alleged petrol bomb attack; gardaí aware but no formal investigation launched as no complaint was made.

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