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Case No. 5145Assault (alleged) · Co. Cork · 31 Aug 2024

International students in Cork 'shaken' after rope attacks

Two Indian students at University College Cork had ropes thrown around their necks by a group of teenagers in Cork city centre on 31 August 2024. Gardaí received two separate reports of alleged assault and enquiries are ongoing, with no injuries reported and no arrests made.

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Key facts

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  • whatTwo people from India studying at UCC had ropes thrown around their necks by teenagers in Cork city centre (irishtimes.com)
  • whatA plastic rope was thrown around the student's neck and the teenager tried to strangle him (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe student removed the rope and ran away (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe student took a picture of the group of teenagers (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe two students in the second incident are a husband and wife doing Masters (irishtimes.com)
  • whatA ten-year-old boy with the teenagers laughed at the incident (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe second incident occurred in the Adelaide Street and North Main Street area within half an hour (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe first incident occurred at around 5.30pm (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí in Anglesea Street received two separate reports of alleged assault in Cork city (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationA Garda Diversity Officer is providing assistance to the injured parties (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationEnquiries are ongoing (irishtimes.com)
  • otherNo injuries were reported at the time of the incidents (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe first student made an official complaint to gardaí (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe second student chose not to make an official complaint (irishtimes.com)
  • otherDr. Lekha Menon Margassery, president of the UCC Indian Alumni Community, called for increased policing in Cork city centre (irishtimes.com)
  • otherDr. Margassery believes the incidents were racially motivated (irishtimes.com)
  • otherAbout three weeks or a month earlier, graduates were surrounded by four people on Paul Street shopping centre who were abusing them and telling them to go back to their country (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Sep2024
    Reportedirishtimes.com, first report
    International students in Cork ‘shaken’ after rope attacks

    First report of two related rope-throwing incidents involving Indian UCC students in Cork city centre; gardaí enquiries ongoing, no arrests, a Garda Diversity Officer is assisting the victims.

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