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Case No. 20837Assault · Co. Dublin · 5 Jun 2023

Man assaulted by group on Aston Quay, Dublin

A man in his early 30s was allegedly assaulted by a large group on Aston Quay in Dublin at around 3:30pm on Monday 5 June 2023. Videos circulating on social media show about 10 people involved, and emergency services attended the victim, who was taken to St James Hospital. Reports differ on his injuries: one says he is understood to be treated for stab wounds, while the article says his injuries are non-life-threatening. The incident was first reported on 6 June 2023, and no arrests or charges were reported in that report.

  1. Reported6 Jun
  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 man in his early 30s was allegedly assaulted by a large group on Aston Quay in Dublin.
  • Videos circulating on social media show about 10 people involved.
  • Emergency services attended to the victim.
Where
The alleged assault took place on Aston Quay in Dublin.
When
The alleged assault occurred at around 3:30pm on Monday 5 June 2023, a bank holiday.
Investigation
  • Gardaí at Pearse Street were alerted to the alleged assault.
  • No arrests or charges were reported in the first article about the incident, published on 6 June 2023.
Other details
  • The victim was taken to St James Hospital for treatment.
  • Reports differ on his injuries: one says he is understood to be treated for stab wounds, while the article says they are non-life-threatening.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was assaulted by a large group on Aston Quay in Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatVideos circulating on social media show about 10 individuals involved. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatEmergency services attended to the victim. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe alleged assault occurred on Aston Quay. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe alleged assault occurred at around 3:30pm on Monday 5 June. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Pearse Street were alerted to the alleged assault. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe victim is understood to be being treated for stab wounds. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe victim was taken to St James Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Jun2023
    Reportedthejournal.ie, first report
    Man assaulted by a large group of men on Dublin's Aston Quay on bank holiday afternoon

    First report of the incident. Gives the time and location, says videos show about 10 people involved, and reports the victim was taken to St James Hospital. Reports on his injuries differ: stab wounds according to 'understood' reports, non-life-threatening injuries according to the article's own account.

    victim, early 30s, male