Ireland Case No. 23348Animal cruelty · Co. Wicklow
Man arrested over deer hit by car in Co Wicklow
A man in his late teens was arrested and released without charge following an alleged incident of animal cruelty in Co Wicklow, after a widely shared video showed a deer being chased and hit by a car on a road. The deer was found in a garden with broken rear legs and was euthanised by a vet.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Oct
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA video shows a deer being chased and hit by a car on a road in Co Wicklow (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe video was recorded from inside the car and shows the driver speeding up before hitting the deer (thejournal.ie)
- whatLaughing was heard from inside the car when the deer collapsed and suffered damage to its hind legs (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe deer was found in a garden with broken rear legs and was euthanised by a vet (thejournal.ie)
- investigationA man in his late teens was arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged animal cruelty incident (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a garda station in Co Wicklow (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe footage was reported to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and An Garda Síochána (thejournal.ie)
- otherAnimal rescue group My Lovely Horse condemned the incident (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Oct2026Gardaí probe incident of animal cruelty as online video shows deer chased and knocked down
Reports the arrest and release without charge of a man in his late teens, details of the in-car video showing the incident, and comments from Wicklow TD John Brady and animal rescue group My Lovely Horse.
victimsuspect, late teens, male