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Gardaí have opened an investigation after a man was violently assaulted and partially stripped by a group of attackers in Tallaght, Dublin, on Saturday.
The man, who is in his 40s and originally from India, was set upon by a group of young men and severely beaten before passersby came to his aid.
Saturday’s incident occurred at about 6pm and left the man bleeding from multiple wounds. The attackers had removed his trousers.
The assault is being investigated as a possible hate crime, sources said.
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It is understood the group had falsely accused the man of acting inappropriately around children. These claims were later spread online, including by prominent far-right and anti-immigrant accounts.
Garda sources said there is no truth to accusations the man was acting inappropriately.
“Gardaí in Tallaght were alerted to an incident at Parkhill Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on the evening of Saturday 19th, July, 2025, at approximately 6pm,” a Garda spokesman said. “Gardaí attended the scene and a male, aged in his 40s was taken to Tallaght University Hospital with injuries.”
The man was released from hospital early on Sunday morning.
Investigators believe some of the attackers have carried out other unprovoked attacks on foreign nationals in the Tallaght area recently.
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