In the early hours of Saturday morning, Irish Olympian Jack Woolley was spending a nice evening with friends when he was randomly attacked.
22-year-old Woolley is in his Instagram According to reports, he was hospitalized after the attack and is now undergoing facial reconstruction surgery.
On Saturday morning, the Olympian shared a selfie in the hospital bed.
“Last night I went to dinner with my friends…returning along the Liffey River, a group of about 8-12 men and women in their 20s began to violently attack the people on the boardwalk. Unfortunately, I became these random The victim of the attack before I was hit in the face by one of these team members, I just passed by,” Woolley wrote.
“Only a punch, followed by’I was the wrong person’, and they continued to run along the road, attacking more civilians who cared about their own affairs. Fortunately, I was able to call the ambulance and stay awake,” Woolley continued. “My friends helped me throughout the process, and I am happy to say that they are all very nice and safe. I am very lucky that this is what happened because a few of us are hospitalized.”
‘Thank you again for your support and friendly information. I hope to recover soon. These have been difficult months,” he concluded.
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Woolley told the Irish media that although he was seriously injured, other victims were attacked by glass bottles and at least two were stabbed.
Woolley is widely regarded as the hero of Ireland because he represented his country in taekwondo during the Tokyo Olympics Olympic GamesThe locals of Tallaght became the first people in the country to represent their movement.In the 2016 documentary Road to Rio, Woolley made public his sexual orientation and told the documentary filmmaker that he had just publicly stated to his family that he was bisexual.
Now, people are beginning to express their anger on social media and demand that police force be increased in the area. British human rights activist Peter Tatchell tweeted: “The bisexual Olympic hero Jack Woolley was brutally beaten by a gang of 12 and required facial reconstruction surgery. Shame! The fight for LGBT+ rights is still not end yet!”
Irish drag queen Davina Devine wrote on Twitter in response to news of the attack: “This city has disappeared like Gotham City, with scum rioting on it, not the police… …Becomes SH*THOLE…from the top…”
Irish news anchor Shane Beatty also expressed his disgust on Twitter, “These blind acts of violence on the streets are terrible. Is there any way?” and called Dublin “out of control.”
Instant messaging According to reports, the investigation is still ongoing and no one has been arrested.
