Two Polish men are receiving hospital treatment following an alleged assault at the Killarney Court housing complex in Dublin’s north inner city.
The alleged attack occurred on Saturday at around 4.15pm at the Dublin 1 complex, which is home to many elderly residents and young families, reports Breaking News.
It is understood that the two men, who were walking past the complex, were allegedly set upon by a well-known organised crime group known as the Black E-Bike gang.
The pair ran into the complex seeking safety but were pursued and attacked by the gang. Emergency services and gardaà from Store Street were alerted and arrived at the scene within minutes, reports Breaking News.
Gardaà cordoned off the area to allow for technical and forensic examinations to be carried out.
The gang are known to gather at the world’s first memorial dedicated to victims of heroin addiction, which was unveiled in 2000 by then-President Mary McAleese and is located at the corner of Buckingham Street and Sean McDermott Street near the Five Lamps in the North East Inner City, reports Breaking News.
In a statement, gardaà confirmed that “two males were removed from the scene to the Mater Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.”
Garda investigations are ongoing, reports Breaking News.
Two years ago, a number of protests were held by Killarney Court residents over fears of attacks, with residents saying at the time that the situation was posing threats of “a person being seriously injured or killed due to violent harassment” and that they were “living on their nerves.”
Security measures at the complex had subsequently been eased, but residents had been calling for tighter physical security rather than relying on CCTV, reports Breaking News.
Resident Audrey Clail said at the time: “There are so many age groups of boys from about 10 to 16, 16 to 20 and older now getting in through a security gate, which closes so slowly.”
Clail added: “When they get into the complex they run amok in the courtyard, get in through inner doors, have broken windows, destroyed the communal area and broken a library door, reports Breaking News.
“In the past they have banged on apartment doors, terrifying us with all sorts of verbal abuse, with numerous residents placing chairs underneath the handles of their doors to try to stop them getting in.
“One man who is almost 90 had water thrown over him, which left him terrified. Others have had all types of food hitting them,” reports Breaking News.
In a statement, gardaà said they were aware of security concerns at Killarney Court and were proactively patrolling and monitoring the area, reports Breaking News.
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