Navan assault: Social media companies should remove videos ‘immediately,’ Tánaiste says

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Minister condemns ‘unacceptable co-ordinated attack’ in which teenager suffered concussion and extensive bruising

The Donegal TD said social media companies had a responsibility to ensure that such content was “speedily removed from their platforms”. He also asked when would the office of the Online Safety Commissioner be up and running to ensure online content of this nature would be removed immediately.

“There is an ongoing Garda investigation under way. However, it is clear the young man suffered significant injuries from a co-ordinated attack. That is unacceptable and should not happen to any person,” Mr Harris said.One member of his family said: “No 14-year-old should be beaten like that for anything at all, especially because of who he is. He is only a child and it happened across the road from a family member, where he was trying to get to.

The young man was only yards away from a family member’s house to where he tried to crawl to safety amid blows from a group of teenagers.The Louth and Meath Education and Training Board said “significant disciplinary proceedings” have been initiated at school level.a member of the LMETB, said: “People are just appalled, really shocked by it, that young people could do that to each other. And that’s been the general reaction.

 

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