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Case No. 14936Assault · Co. Laois · 12 Jan 2025

Teenage boy injured in assault at Errill cemetery, Co Laois

On Sunday 12 January 2025, between 7pm and 7.30pm, a 16-year-old boy was allegedly set upon and beaten by three males at St Kieran's Cemetery in Errill, Co Laois. The boy, who did not know his assailants, was taken to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise with non-life-threatening injuries. Gardaí appealed for information and dashcam footage on 15 and 16 January 2025. As of 16 January 2025, no arrests or charges had been reported.

  1. Reported15 Jan
    2 reports
  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 16-year-old boy was allegedly set upon and beaten by three males.
  • Reports describe the attack as carried out by a number of males, with three named as the attackers.
Where
The assault happened at St Kieran's Cemetery in Errill, Co Laois, in the vicinity of the cemetery.
When
The assault happened on Sunday 12 January 2025, between 7pm and 7.30pm.
Other details
  • The victim did not know his assailants.
  • The boy was taken to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigation
  • Gardaí appealed for information and dashcam footage from the area, to be sent to Portlaoise Garda Station.
  • The reports do not mention any arrests as of 16 January 2025.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA teenage boy was assaulted by a number of males in Laois at the weekend. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe boy was allegedly set upon and beaten by three males. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatA teenage boy was assaulted by a number of males in Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe teenage boy was allegedly beaten by three males at St Kieran’s Cemetery in Errill. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened at St Kieran's Cemetery in Errill. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened in the vicinity of a cemetery in Errill. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Sunday evening between 7pm and 7.30pm. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for information about the incident. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area to contact Portlaoise Garda Station. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Portlaoise Garda Station. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe victim was 16 years old. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe victim did not know his assailants. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe boy was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe victim was 16 years old and did not know his assailants. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe teenager was treated at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 16 Jan2025
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Teenage boy hospitalised after attack by group of males in graveyard in the Midlands

    First report of the assault. Gardaí are appealing for information and dashcam footage; the article does not mention any arrests.

    victim, 16, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male
  2. 15 Jan2025
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, follow-up
    Appeal after teenage boy assaulted at a cemetery in Laois

    First report of the assault. Gardaí appeal for information and dashcam footage from the area.

    victim, 16, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male