‘Eight teens were kicking him’: Violent bike and scooter thefts up 65% last year
Traumatic attacks on cyclists and scooter users linked to Covid-related anti-social crime. By Maria Delaney Thursday 6 May 2021, 12:01 AM May 6th 2021, 12:01 AM 51,917 Views 46 Comments
“HE WAS PROTECTING his head [but] got a couple of kicks in the back and a hit on the head from one of the bars.”
Zara Flynn’s 15-year-old son is recovering from an attack at a Luas stop near Ranelagh in Dublin which happened last Friday. He was hit with metal bars by a group of teenagers wearing facemasks, and is now left temporarily limping after a sharp edge of one bar stabbed his leg.