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Roisin Cullen & Dan Grennan

Man tells of 'horrific' experience of lad threatening to beat him up on Luas

A Luas passenger felt "totally alone" when a young lad threatened to "kick the sh*t out of him" just before lunchtime today.

There have been numerous reports about anti-social behaviour on public transport service across Dublin recently. In the last 18 months, nine Irish Rail staff members have been assaulted in Dublin.

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Journalist Charlie Taylor was minding his own business on the Luas when a young man, who was accompanied by two others, threatened to physically attack him. The innocent passenger's situation was made all the worse by the lack of support he got from fellow commuters.

Charlie told Dublin Live: "There were three young lads together. [It] was just the one threatening [me] but in a situation like that you don't know if they would jump in. Main kid looked like he was dying to give [me] a few slaps.

"Felt totally alone and that if they did kick off that I'd be still on my own. Few people said after they were 'ready to intervene if necessary' but I don't believe that."

The yob threatening him and his two mates eventually got off the tram after Charlie was forced to shout at passengers asking them to intervene.

The journalist added that he was "all fine now. A bit shaken but grand. The most scary part of it all was that no one wanted to intervene."

Dublin Live have contacted Luas and An Garda Síochána for comment.

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