Indian man stripped, beaten in Dublin over false paedophilia rumour, 'mindless, racist' attack suspected

An Indian man was assaulted, stripped by a group of men and left bleeding in Ireland's Dublin in what investigators suspect was "mindless, racist violence". Reports suggest that the 42-year-old Indian man, who is yet to be identified, was attacked by a group of men over allegations of "inappropriate behaviour around kids". The police have dismissed any inappropriate behaviour on the Indian man's part, and the authorities are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime, local media reported. The Indian ambassador to Ireland has called for the perpetrators of the attack to be brought to justice.

What happened?

According to local reports, the Indian man, who is yet to be identified, had arrived in Ireland a few weeks ago. He was targeted in the suspected hate attack at Parkhill Road in Tallaght on Saturday (Jul 19) evening. The Gardai (police) have opened an investigation into the mindless attack. "Gardaí in Tallaght were alerted to an incident at Parkhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 on the evening of Saturday, July 19, at approximately 6 pm. Gardaí attended the scene and a male, aged in his 40s, was taken to Tallaght University Hospital with injuries.

The Mint reports that the Indian man works for Amazon, and his attackers were teenagers. They reportedly kicked and punched him and also slammed his head into a lamppost at least three times. It is reported that the perpetrators undressed the Indian national, removing his trousers, before he was rescued by locals. He suffered multiple wounds on his face, arms, and legs in the attack. He was rushed to the Tallaght University Hospital for his injuries and was discharged on July 20.

Talking to The Journal, a local resident identified as Jennifer Murray said, "He was a gentle man and he was stripped, he was attacked. He told us what happened, that they punched him in the head first. He had about an inch and a half gash above his eyebrow, and then about an inch above his other eyebrow." SHe added that "Then they took his head and rammed it into a lamppost three times. Then they all punched him and kicked him, and they stripped his shoes, off his trousers, off his underwear off. They took his phone and they took his money, and then they left him for dead". Murray said that the attack was "pure racism, leading to innocent people being attacked."