Teenager jailed for attack on a gay man in Dublin
A teenager has been jailed for attacking a gay man in Dublin. The ruling was issued on Thursday, January 12, with Judge Martin Nolan sentencing the assailant to three years imprisonment.18-year-old Jamie Walsh and another younger teenager targetted the victim on November 18, 2021, shortly after seeing him and his partner together at the Jervis Street Luas stop.
According to a prosecuting garda, the couple were hugging, laughing and kissing just after midnight when one of the boys came up to the victim and asked why he was kissing the other man on the neck, commenting “It’s so gay.”The partner replied “What’s wrong with that?” and subsequently saw the two boys laughing at them.When the Luas arrived, the victim got on alone, with the assailants boarding the tram ahead of him.
All three parties disembarked at the Blackhorse stop and the man began to walk home towards the Naas Road junction.One of the teenagers asked the victim for a cigarette, and while he reached into his bag to retrieve one, he saw the younger accused boy running at him, pulling him to the ground.Both attackers then started punching and kicking the man until he was unconscious.
The injured party later told Gardaí that he didn’t remember much from the assault, before waking up on the ground and checking his belongings.Although disorientated, the victim was able to text his friend and housemate who picked him up, brought him home and applied ice to his head.
