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Case No. 13827Assault · Co. Donegal · 3 May 2025

Man assaulted near Letterkenny bus station, three men flee

On Saturday 3 May 2025 at about 4.40pm, a man was allegedly assaulted on the Ramelton Road area of Letterkenny, Co Donegal, near the bus station. He told gardaí that three men got out of a silver VW and one of them assaulted him, after which the men left in the VW towards the shopping centre. An ambulance was called for him, and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. No arrest or charge has been reported, and on 6 May 2025 gardaí appealed to witnesses and to anyone with dashcam footage from the area.

  1. Reported6 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A man was injured in an alleged assault, and the perpetrators fled the scene.
  • The victim told gardaí that three men got out of a silver VW and one of them assaulted him.
  • The VW left with the men on board in the direction of the shopping centre.
  • An ambulance was called because the man had sustained injuries.
Other details
  • The man's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
  • The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on 6 May 2025.
Where
The assault occurred in the Ramelton Road area of Letterkenny, near the bus station.
When
The assault happened on Saturday 3 May 2025 at about 4.40pm.
Investigation
  • Gardaí asked anyone who saw the incident to contact Letterkenny Garda Station.
  • Gardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area between 4.15pm and 5pm with a dashcam to make the footage available.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was injured in an alleged assault in Letterkenny, and the perpetrators fled the scene. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe victim told gardaí that three men got out of a silver VW and one of them assaulted him. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe VW left with the men on board in the direction of the shopping centre. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatAn ambulance was called because the man had sustained injuries. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe man's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe assault occurred on the Ramelton Road area of Letterkenny, near the bus station. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened on Saturday 3 May at about 4.40pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who saw the incident to contact Letterkenny Garda Station. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who travelled in the area between 4.15pm and 5pm with a dashcam to make the footage available. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 May2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Three men flee after man in Letterkenny is assaulted near bus station

    First report of this incident. It is not in the existing case list; the Letterkenny assault in case 13746 is on Lower Main Street on 12 May 2025.

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