Big Issue vendor attacked

dublin | miscellaneous | news report Friday July 14, 2006 19:57 by .

Big Issue vendor attacked while surburbia looks on

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Earlier this evening, needing to make a post to Indy i stopped at a video store which has internet access.The usuall Big Issue vendor was sitting outside , we greeted each other as normal. I had been on the machine only moments when a could hear screaming and calls for help, i ran outside to find the vendor under attack,she had recieved punches her head and was kicked .Her stool pulled out from under her .She was still screaming for help.I shouted into the shop to call the cops and stood infront of her to prevent prevent futher assaults.The attacker was Irish and somehow thought i might approve of the attack as the victim as Romainian.Wwhile in this situation i was struck by the amount of observers who had been present but did not attempt to assist . The cops arrived and one woman came forward as a witness .

The ladie sat down on her stoll to recover and i asked if she would wish this incident to be published and she was keen to do so.