‘I had turned around and seen there was a group of teenagers.
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‘One of the guys kind of retorted back that it’s a free country, “we can say what we want to, leave us alone,” or something to that effect - I was a bit startled by it,’ Dave continued. He noted the tram was busy that night, saying he was aware of two men talking quite loudly - but then their voices lowered, with one then saying they were being ‘harassed’. Pic: Gareth Chaney CollinsĪs Luis mentioned, the tram was busy just before he was attacked and one witness, Dave Donnelly, shared how he tried to help. However, it had gotten dark outside and Luis was nervous, so he started to run. The teens began saying ‘very offensive things’ at Luis, but he told them he didn’t know what they were saying and left the Luas. Luis also recalled there being two or three girls with the group of teen boys as well who were laughing at he was being beaten. The teens stopped their beating for a moment so Luis began to ran again, heading towards Phoenix Park and took out his phone as if to call Gardai.Īs they were running, the teens put up their hoods and tried to cover their faces ‘in case I was recording’. ‘This guy started to punch me, and in that time I was just thinking, “How am I going to defend myself?” And in this kind of situation, if I attack them… they’re children - they’re attacking me,’ he added. He wasn’t fast enough for the four teens, recalling: ‘They just grabbed me from the back and obviously I fell to the floor.’ © Provided by Extra.ieĪ young man then sat beside him on the tram and Luis felt uneasy, telling Joe Duffy on RTE Radio 1’s Liveline that this person was ‘looking for trouble’. The tram approached Luis’s stop so he had started to make a move to quickly get off, but then three other teens showed up. ‘I’m not looking at you, you’re actually looking at me,’ Luis responded - and then the man became aggressive, saying he had a knife. Luis kept scrolling on his phone but then the man started to talk to him, and when Luis took his headphones out to hear, the man asked him: ‘What are you looking at?’ Pic: ShutterstockĪ young man then sat beside him on the tram and Luis felt uneasy, telling Joe Duffy on RTE Radio 1’s Liveline that this person was ‘looking for trouble’. © Provided by Extra.ieĪ number of people have shared horrific stories about their experiences on the Luas, from a racist-fuelled attack to seeing a person light a ‘crack pipe’. It was a mixed bag of people on the tram on Friday night, August 27 - there were people coming from work, there were people who had been drinking - but Luis ‘minded my own business’ and went on his phone. Luis had had a busy day so decided to jump on the red line Luas and make him way home. People have shared horrific stories about their experiences on the Luas, from intimidating gangs to a brutal gang beating at a stop to seeing a person light a ‘crack pipe’.Ī young man who was attacked as he got off the Luas in the Dublin has told of his terrifying encounter with a group of thugs and how he thought his life was in danger.