A Dublin woman is recovering after fighting off attackers while out walking in Balbriggan on Friday evening.
The woman in her 20s was pushed to the ground by three teenagers, on Bath Road at around 6.30pm, on a route she regularly walks.
Gardai say she was walking through a tunnel which is adjacent to a sports pitch in the area, when she was approached from behind by three male youths. She was pushed to the ground and kicked a number of times. One of the alleged attackers is believed to have used a blade during the incident, cutting through some of the woman's clothing and inflicting a minor wound on her leg.
Investigation
Gardai say no arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
Emma spoke to Dublin Talks and says: "I felt a thud on the back of my head and I was pushed to the ground, I was kicked and punched and blades just kept coming at me and got me on my leg.
"I put my hand up to defend my face where the blade was coming tpwards and it got my jacket instead of my face. I was very very lucky in that sense.
"I just kept kicking and I knocked one of the youths to the ground."
Gardaí are asking for anyone who may have information and who was in the Bath Road area of Balbriggan between 6pm - 6.20pm to contact Balbriggan Garda Station 01 802 0510 , The Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
