Ireland Second man arrested over alleged assault on Luas at Jervis Street, Dublin
A woman was allegedly assaulted when a man threw an item that hit her on the head as he was getting off the red Luas line at Jervis Street stop on 20 December 2022. A man in his 30s was arrested on the day and a second man in his 20s was arrested on 22 December 2022; both were charged with public order offences.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged20 Dec
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- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports44 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested on 22 December 2022 (garda.ie)
- whatThe male threw an item that struck a female passenger on her head (garda.ie)
- whatA woman was hit on the head by an item thrown by a man as he was getting off the tram. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man was in his early 30s. (dublinlive.ie, rte.ie)
- whatA man in his early 30s threw an item that struck a female passenger on the head as he was getting off the Luas. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man threw an item which struck the female passenger on the head (rte.ie)
- whatA woman was hit by an item thrown by a man getting off the Luas tram (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested in connection with the incident (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested on the day of the incident (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatA woman was hit by an item thrown by a man on the red Luas line (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at the Jervis Luas stop on the red Luas line (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at the Jervis Luas stop in Dublin city centre. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at the Jervis Luas stop on the Red Line in Dublin city centre. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at the Jervis Street Luas stop in Dublin (rte.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Jervis Luas Stop in Dublin city centre (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Jervis Luas stop on the red Luas line (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alleged assault took place on the red Luas line at approximately 11:30am on 20 December 2022 (garda.ie)
- whenThe alleged assault took place at approximately 11.30am on 20 December 2022 (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at around 11.30am on 20 December 2022. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 11.30am on Tuesday 20 December 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at around 11.30am (rte.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Tuesday morning, 20 December 2022 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Store Street are investigating the incident (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses who travelled on the Luas that morning (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man in his early 30s was arrested and taken to Store Street Garda station (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Store Street are investigating and appealing for witnesses (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man was taken to Store Street Garda station and charged with public order offences. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested shortly after the incident and taken to Store Street Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Store Street are investigating the alleged assault and appealing for witnesses. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested a short time later (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Store Street Garda station (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA man in his 20s was arrested on Thursday 22 December 2022 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Store Street are investigating the alleged assault (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with public order offences (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- chargeThe man was charged with public order offences. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man in his 20s was charged with public order offences (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe man in his 30s was charged with public order offences (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeBoth men were charged with public order offences (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe is due to appear before court at a later date (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before court at a later date. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe was taken to Store Street Garda station (rte.ie)
- otherThe Jervis stop is one of the busiest in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Dec2022Gardai give update after woman allegedly assaulted on Luas as second arrest made
Reports the arrest and charging of a second man in his 20s on 22 December 2022 in connection with the alleged assault on the Luas, and confirms the first man in his 30s was also charged with public order offences.
victim, femalesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 23 Dec2022Second man arrested over alleged Luas assault in Dublin
Reports the arrest and charging of a second man (in his 20s) in connection with the Luas assault, and confirms the first man (in his 30s) was also charged with public order offences. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
victim, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 21 Dec2022Man charged after alleged assault at Jervis Luas stop
Confirms the first man (in his early 30s) was charged with public order offences at Store Street Garda station and is due to appear before court at a later date. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
victim, femalesuspect, early 30s, male - 21 Dec2022Woman attacked on morning Luas as gardai appeal for witnesses
Provides the initial Garda statement confirming the man in his early 30s was arrested at Store Street Garda Station and charged with public order offences, and that Gardaí are appealing for witnesses who travelled on the Luas that morning.
victim, femalesuspect, early 30s, male - 20 Dec2022Woman assaulted as man throws item while getting off Luas in Dublin city centre
Reports the initial arrest and charging of the man in his early 30s with public order offences, and Gardaí's appeal for witnesses who travelled on the Luas that morning.
victim, femalesuspect, early 30s, male - 20 Dec2022Witness Appeal Assault on Red Luas Line, Jervis Street. 20th December, 2022.
Original Garda press release reporting the incident and the first arrest; Gardaí in Store Street appealing for witnesses who travelled on the Luas that morning.
victim, femalesuspect, early 30s, male - 20 Dec2022Second Arrest: Assault on Red Luas Line, Jervis Street, 20th December 2022
Confirms the second man in his 20s was arrested on 22 December 2022 and charged with public order offences; Gardaí continuing to appeal for witnesses who travelled on the Luas that morning.
suspect, 20s, male