Group of Irish Youth Misinterpret Situation, Commit Violent Assault on Foreign Student
Dublin, Ireland – Two young men, Matthew O’Connell, 20, and Evan Vella, 19, were involved in a violent attack on a 16-year-old student in Blackrock, Co Dublin. The incident occurred after the victim’s group was wrongly accused of throwing a bottle. O’Connell and Vella admitted to their roles in the assault, with Vella throwing a punch before a larger group engaged in a more severe attack on the victim. O’Connell, residing in Bray, Wicklow, pleaded …