Video of aftermath of incident streamed on social media as gardaí appeal to people not to share the footage
The youth is known to have had behavioural issues and previously displayed challenging behaviour.
The teenager was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the midlands. The scene was being preserved on Friday evening pending forensic and technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. It is understood a local school has also contacted parents to alert them of the footage in circulation and to advise them to monitor their children’s social media usage.has offered his condolences to the family and community affected by the incident.
Speaking about the broader issue of disturbing content on social media, he said “we are starting to see some results [from] the Digital Services Act and the online safety commissioner”.
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