Kochi: India advised its citizens to
avoid deserted areas in Ireland where a six-year-old girl was abused by minors outside her house, Wion News reported.
The Indian Embassy in Ireland issued a safety advisory after the girl of Indian origin was brutally assaulted by a group of boys between 12 and 14 years and an 8-year-old girl outside the victim’s home in the Kilbarry area of Waterford City, the reports said.
The assailants reportedly hurled racist slurs amidst assaulting her.
They said “Go back to India,” while assaulting the child, Wion reported.
The incident occurred on August 4 when the unsuspecting girl was playing with her friends just outside her home.
Her mother, a nurse from Kerala, said that her daughter was visibly shaken and was in tears. A group of boys, between 12 and 14 and a girl around eight years old were involved in the assault.
The attackers reportedly punched the child in the face and hit her with a bicycle, including in her private parts. Her mother, told “The Irish Mirror” that her daughter was very upset and scared.” A formal complaint has been filed with the Gardaí (Irish police), but the mother has suggested to reform the accused through counseling and guidance.
“…We came here to fill a labour gap, we are professionals, we have all the certificates,” the woman who is staying with her husband and a baby boy, said.
Authorities have not yet issued an official statement on the incident. After spending 8 years, she got citizenship recently.
After the incident, she saw the assailants in the vicinity and staring and laughing at her.
Many of Ireland’s immigrant communities have reported unprovoked assaults across the country.
The Indian Embassy issued the advisory after a surge in racially motivated assaults on Indians in the country.
Indian citizens can seek help via phone at 08994 23734 or email at cons.dublin@mea.gov.in.
Indian girl attacked in Ireland
