Mr Fitzpatrick said: “This culture of carrying knives or any other kind of weapon must be seen to be severely dealt with by our Courts. Any person who would arm himself in this way is clearly seeking trouble and in this particular instance did not care if they took a life or not.”
The Councillor went on to encourage anyone who witnessed the incident to report the matter to the Police and said hopefully the culprit will be identified and brought to justice.
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