A little Dublin boy was arrested for bringing what Gardai described as an "offensive weapon" to a huge brawl that as many as 20 young people attended over the weekend, Dublin Live can reveal.
The youngster brandished the weapon in a huge fight between two gangs in an ongoing turf war in the Bluebell area.
Gardai were called to the scene of the organised meet-up at around 7pm on Sunday where they nabbed the school kid.
After a quick search, Gardai made the discovery and arrested the boy who has since been released without charge with a file being prepared for the Juvenile Liaison Officer.
Exclusive footage obtained by Dublin Live yesterday showed one young person being battered on the ground by a bat and whacked with punches during the frightening gang assault.
It is not known if the person wielding the bat is the same person arrested by Gardai as a source told Dublin Live that one of the other teens present at the fight had brought a knife to the incident also.
Shouts of "get him" can be heard in the video while as many as five teens gang up on the boy and viciously kick and punch him on the deck before one person delivers a brutal blow with the bat.
A garda squad car can be seen rushing to the scene of the brawl during this incident and splitting up a portion of the group, some of whom flee the scene on bicycles.
That doesn't stop the gang from continuing to carry out the violent attack despite officers just being metres away and only ends when one of the men in a red hoodie shouts "that's my mate" and starts to run after the group.
The video also shows the victim present at the scene of another brutal attack in the area where two teens, a red-hooded attacker and one in a blue jumper, are seen being punched on the ground by a teenager in a blue jumper.
The victim of the first attack is then spotted holding that same teenager on the ground in a third part of the video asking him repeatedly "where's the knife?".
A spokesman for Gardai told Dublin Live: "We were called to a public order incident on the Naas Road, Bluebell on Sunday 16th August at approximately 7pm.
"A male juvenile was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon."
He added: "He has since been released without charge with a file being prepared for the JLO."
