An innocent man beaten with an iron bar by a feral Letterkenny youth and left for dead has spoken out.
John McGinley (19) was jailed for five years last month for the vicious attack on pizza chef Shidulalam Rahaman. The shocking attack took place outside Mr Rahaman’s Letterkenny home in the early hours of March, 2022, before McGinley stole the victim’s car.
Mr Rahaman told the Sunday World he fears about the rise in violence on Irish streets.
He said he will be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his life after being left with multiple injuries to his head, eyes and hands after being set upon by the thug.
Mr Rahaman described how he was so drenched in blood after the attack that he couldn’t even open his phone to call emergency services, and both the physical and psychological scars from the attack will remain with him forever.
He added that he has lived in Ireland for 24 years but has noticed in recent times that there is more aggression on the streets, especially since Covid, and particularly among the younger generations.
He warned that what happened to him could happen to anyone.
McGinley, with an address at Glenard Park, Letterkenny, was jailed for five years and four months for the attack on Mr Rahaman as well as separate unrelated assaults on two other victims, and criminal damage offences.
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