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Five boys who were arrested over the assault on a 14-year-old schoolboy in Navan last month have claimed to gardaí that the attack stemmed from an allegation that the youth had previously burned a Bible.
The five teens arrested and released without charge in relation to the Navan assault will have a file referred in the first instance for consideration for admission to the Juvenile Diversion Programme.
The video reached the boy’s extended family on Monday evening. The teenager was already in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda by then, with concussion, extensive bruising, broken teeth and other injuries. According to one of the boy’s relatives, the video did not lie.
The unprovoked attack on Monday afternoon was filmed and shared widely on social media.
Five teenagers were arrested over the attack of a gay 14-year-old schoolboy in Navan, Ireland and have been released without charge.