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Violent footage shows vigilante attack on man

He was punched twice and kicked in the head.

A MAN BELIEVED to be a convicted sex offender was kicked and punched in new footage uploaded to social media last night.

The video, which was posted on the 98FM Dublin Talks Facebook page, shows the man being verbally and physically assaulted.

The attacker believed him to be a convicted child rapist.

The footage shows the man in question being punched twice and kicked in the head.

“That’s the way the f***ing child was, you f***ing scumbag,” his assailant said.

Early reports have suggested that the attack took place in Dún Laoghaire garda station in Dublin.

However, a spokesperson for the Garda Síochána told TheJournal.ie this morning that it has no records of any incidents of assault at that particular station yesterday.

The spokesperson said he could not comment on content uploaded to social media by third parties.

Read: ‘Unnerving’ proposal could see sexual abuse victims be questioned by alleged abusers >

Read: ‘I could have been saved’ - Brendan Smyth victim >

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:02 PM

    Was hoping for a story about penguins. :(

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:09 PM

    Delighted to see Junior Doctors out on strike, scandalous the way they have been treated, and really scandalous that we would be ‘look after’ via our health services by a doctor who has been working for more than 12 hours straight. 24 hours crazy.

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:53 PM

    The NCHD’s aim with strike action today is to demand shifts of a maximum length of 24 hours. No more. You’re right; 24 hours is too much but that’s what we’re hoping to achieve as a result of strike action. Many NCHDs work in excess of 36 hours in a row and can work over 100 hours in a week! #24nomore

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:00 PM

    Yeah how dare you post this up at 16:58. :)

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:02 PM

    And there is a typo in one of the hash tags below! You are not RTE come on now, pull the socks up :) :) :) how many red thumbs can I get for being pedantic lol

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:31 PM

    None for being pedantic, thousands for the “LOL”

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:40 PM

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    Oct 8th 2013, 7:42 PM

    Why did you get thumbs down for a light hearted comment? Some people need to get a grip!

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    Oct 8th 2013, 5:17 PM

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    Oct 8th 2013, 4:58 PM

    But it ain’t 5 o’clock yet!

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