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Man in wheelchair is spat on and verbally abused in Tralee town centre

May 9, 2022 18:04
By radiokerrynews
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Man in wheelchair is spat on and verbally abused in Tralee town centre
The Mall, Tralee during Chinese New Year 2020 festivities

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a wheelchair user was assaulted by a group of men in Tralee town centre.

The incident happened around 4.30 on Thursday afternoon last, near Walpole Lane off Castle Street.

One of the men is believed to have spun the victim around in his wheelchair, while another spat at him and verbally abused him.

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Garda Cathy Murphy described this as a particularly nasty incident, and made this appeal for information:

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