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Six-year-old boy assaulted by man in Lidl car park

The boy suffered an injury to his arm which required hospital treatment.

GARDAÍ HAVE ISSUED an appeal for help in finding a man who assaulted  a six-year old boy in a supermarket car park.

The boy suffered an injury to his arm which required hospital treatment, when he was knocked to the ground by the man in the daylight attack in Galway.

He was with his mother at the time. The six year old did not suffer serious injuries in the incident which happened at the Lidl outlet in Doughiska on the east of Galway city.

The incident happened last Thursday, but only came to light yesterday when gardaí issued a public appeal for help in apprehending the attacker.

The man had a grey beard and may have left the scene in an Audi car.

A garda spokesperson said that they believe the attacker may be Polish. Gardaí at Oranmore Garda station (091-388030) have appealed for information.

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    Mute jimmidibillybob
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    Nov 4th 2015, 7:56 AM

    Poor lidl fella

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    Mute stephen
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    Nov 4th 2015, 8:41 AM

    That’s class ^ ,

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    Mute Richard Day
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:19 AM

    Same jokes aldi time………

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:40 AM

    The attacker should be Dunne for that

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    Mute JayK
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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:03 AM

    Tesco.

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    Mute Niall Dawson
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    Nov 4th 2015, 5:09 PM

    Compensation for the attack would be super valu

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    Mute Larry Doyle
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:14 AM

    Sounds like half a story.

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    Mute Graham Browne
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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:17 AM

    Some Spar I heard.

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    Mute Ken O'Neill
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    Nov 5th 2015, 1:14 PM

    Aldi puns are driving me nuts!

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    Mute shouldweallbe
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    Nov 4th 2015, 7:49 AM

    I tell ye this, it wouldn’t happen in Dunnes.

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    Mute Alkaline
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    Nov 4th 2015, 7:51 AM

    He’d be taking a 5 iron out of his head if he hit one of mine.

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    Mute Larry L'Oiseau
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    Nov 4th 2015, 8:14 AM

    But what if the parent and the attacker were the same person ?

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    Mute KalEll
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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:02 AM

    Larry, you’re no Columbo

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    Mute Matt F
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    Nov 4th 2015, 8:36 AM

    How depraved must you be to assault anyone, especially a child like that. Here’s hoping that the little fella recovers physically and psychologically

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    Mute stephen
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    Nov 4th 2015, 8:57 AM

    Agreed, probably not the place for funny puns etc.

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:41 AM

    Lets hope the character is identified soon, not nice to think there is someone walking about that would inflict injury on a small kid. What next o he be capable of?

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    Mute Missyb211
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    Nov 4th 2015, 4:08 PM

    I thumbed up you by accident. If that 6 year old was a traveller child would you say the same thing or would you slightly be on the side of the aggressor reasoning that the child probably did something to his nice fancy car?

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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:24 AM

    Maybe the child was doing something to the man’s Audi?

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    Mute colin
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:26 AM

    No excuse whatsoever for assaulting a child for god sake

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:43 AM

    Brisnog2, really does not matter what the child was doing, there is no excuse whatsoever for this nasty assault.Hope he is not too upset by this.

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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:48 AM

    I know what you say is true,but maybe the man “just lost it”

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    Mute JakeTheMuss7
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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:14 AM

    You obviously don’t own an Audi.

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    Mute Brianog2
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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:34 AM

    Yes I own a 4 wheel drive Audi Quattro you fool !

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    Nov 4th 2015, 3:07 PM

    Doesn’t sound like you own an Audi. You probably just saying you have a Quattro.

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    Mute Ken O'Neill
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    Nov 5th 2015, 1:16 PM

    No, probably just owns the old single Devil Gate Drive by Suzi Quattro.

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    Mute Terry O'Dowd
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    Nov 4th 2015, 7:38 AM

    Racist comments in 3…2…now

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    Nov 4th 2015, 7:39 AM

    Shut up u Irish fk

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    Mute Margaret Daly
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    Nov 4th 2015, 7:45 AM

    And there’s the first one. Well done you

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    Nov 4th 2015, 8:11 AM

    Racist …lol

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    Mute Ken O'Neill
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    Nov 4th 2015, 8:54 AM

    Polish people are a race?

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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:44 AM

    The individuals race has nothing to do with this.

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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:20 AM

    White people are a race. Polish people are a nationality.

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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:32 AM

    Shouldn’t that be 3…2…1…now

    what you got against “1″…..

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    Mute Sandra Duffy
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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:38 PM

    Don’t mean to be pedantic – well I do really – but white people aren’t a race either.

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    Mute ÉireBlood
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    Nov 5th 2015, 12:56 AM

    “A garda spokesperson said that they believe the attacker may be Polish.”

    another crime that could have been 100% prevented with secure borders. Racism – yea because it’s racist to want to protect your people…your emotional blackmail con word is done

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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:33 AM

    Description of attacker please.

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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:04 PM

    Beware of men with grey beards in carparks of shops!

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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:40 AM

    Wtf!!!!!!?????

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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:14 AM

    Jonny, la gente esta muy loca?

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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:10 AM

    No cctv?

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