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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7595Assault · Co. Galway · 2 Sep 2023

Video shows daylight assault on man along the Corrib, Galway city

On Saturday 2 September 2023, a 51-second video published by Galway Beo shows a shirtless man punching and kicking a second man in the head at Eyre Square in Galway city centre. The video also shows the shirtless man pushing a woman to the ground and punching her as she fell. The sources do not give the age, nationality or name of the man shown, or name either person shown. Galway Beo asked gardaí for a statement, and the latest report says no arrest or charge has been made.

  1. Reported2 Sep
  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 shirtless man is shown in video punching and kicking a second man in the head.
  • The shirtless man is shown pushing a woman to the ground and punching her as she fell.
  • The second man seemed to fall limp after being kicked in the head.
Where
The incident took place in Galway city centre, with the location given as Eyre Square.
When
The incident took place on Saturday 2 September 2023.
Other details
The shirtless man picked up his shirt and items from the ground and shouted at the woman while pointing at her.
Investigation
  • Galway Beo published a 51-second video of the incident on 2 September 2023.
  • Galway Beo contacted gardaí for a statement on the incident.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA shirtless man punched and kicked a second man in the head. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe shirtless man pushed a woman to the ground. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe shirtless man punched the woman as she fell. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe second man seemed to fall limp after being kicked in the head. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in Galway city centre. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place on Saturday 2 September 2023. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationGalway Beo contacted gardaí for a statement on the incident. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • otherThe shirtless man picked up his shirt and items from the ground and shouted at the woman while pointing at her. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Sep2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, follow-up
    Galway brutal assault video shows man attacked and woman punched helping him

    Galway Beo published a 51-second video of the incident, with the location given as Eyre Square. The article reports no arrest or charge and says Galway Beo had asked gardaí for a statement.

    victim, malesuspect, malevictim, female