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Aontú’s Emmet Doyle says ‘vicious assault’ over his abortion stance

written by cassoscoop September 12, 2022
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Aontu Councillor Emmet Doyle suffered black eyes in assault

Derry City and Strabane District Council member councillor Emmet Doyle suffered black eyes, cuts and bruises following an unprovoked assault he believes was related to his stance on abortion.

The Aontu councillor has issued a statement following an assault on him on Friday.

“Whilst in the city centre in the early hours of Friday morning I suffered a vicious assault in Waterloo Street,” he said.

Colr. Doyle claimed the assault occurred after he entered a food establishment and encountered individuals he believed to be ‘deeply opposed to my stance on the right to life.’

“They engaged me verbally and I left with my order.

“On leaving the premises I was accosted and received a cut to my head, bruises and black eyes. The attack was unprovoked.

“As an elected representative, I passionately defend what I believe in and act on behalf of constituents regardless of their views.

“I would never think of physically attacking an opponent, we are all entitled to our views and the respect to communicate them,” he said.

Cllr Doyle has reported the assault to the PSNI at Strand Road station.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “It was reported that a man was punched several times to his face by an unknown male at around 1.20am on Friday morning.

“The man did not require medical treatment.”

Anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with our investigation, is asked to call police at Strand Road on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 100 09/09/22 or submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via: http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at: http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

Aontú’s Emmet Doyle says ‘vicious assault’ over his abortion stance was last modified: September 12th, 2022 by cassoscoop

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