EVOFIT - Assault in Swords, Dublin on the 1/1/19

Gardaí at Swords Garda Station are investigating an assault incident that occurred on the Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin on the 1st January 2019, at 19.00hrs.

The incident occurred while a group of young teenagers, were walking along the road. A car pulled up beside them and the passenger in the vehicle rolled down his window in order to talk to the group. The suspect asked for directions and one young person from the group answered him, the suspect then produced a Taser and attempted to use it on the injured party.

The passenger did not make contact with the injured party and the vehicle sped off in the direction of Swords. The only description that the injured party could provide of the vehicle was that it was a navy saloon. The suspect is described as having dark hair and spoke with a Dublin accent.

Gardaí at Swords Garda Station are investigating tel: (01) 666 4700