Three secondary school students attacked by gang in Stranorlar
An Garda Siochana in Ballybofey are appealing for witnesses after an unprovoked attack on three students after they finished school in Stranorlar last week
Gardaí are investigating an incident that occurred in Stranorlar on Tuesday, February 28, between 4pm and 4.15pm, where three male students were set upon by a group.
The students were walking from school together to catch their bus and they turned off the Main Street, Stranorlar onto a laneway that links with the Railway Road. The school buses usually park along the Railway Road or the Mart Road as it is otherwise known. The laneway in question is next to the pedestrian lights near the bus station.
The three students were followed by a group of male youths who launched an unprovoked attack on them while they were in that laneway. The three students in question sustained injuries as a result of the assaults on them, none of which are life threatening in nature.
"We appeal to anybody who was in the area and who witnessed this incident to contact Gardaí in Letterkenny on 074-9167100 or to confide in their parents or a teacher if they are a minor," a Garda spokesperson said.
"We appeal to road users who travelled at Main Street, Stranorlar or on the Railway Road around that time who had a dash cam, to make the footage available to Gardaí. We are aware that the incident was recorded and we are in possession of that footage. Finally, we appeal to all parents to please speak with their children in relation to the seriousness of this type of behaviour and in relation to the potential life changing consequences it could have for them and for others involved.
The Garda Confidential line may be reached on 1800 666111."