A schoolgirl was left with facial injuries after she was viciously attacked by a group of teens in west Dublin.
Sienna Wilson, 12, was left with swelling in her eye, cuts all over her ears and lips, and lumps all over her head after the horror incident that took place outside Liffey Valley Shopping Centre late Wednesday afternoon. Sienna's mum Dion told Dublin Live that the girl was out with her friend when she was approached by a group of teens.
She said: "Sienna and her little friend went to the food court and a group approached her and began taunting her. When she left to get the bus, they came over again and asked if she was Sienna Wilson.
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"They started attacking her when she asked why. It was all because of an argument that happened over the summer on TikTok."
Dion explained that Sienna had a disagreement with another girl, who had no involvement in the incident, on the popular social media app. "They told her they recognised her from TikTok," she said.
"My child was viciously attacked. My child could've been killed last night. There’s no justifying that.
"She's in bits. There’s lumps all over her head. They actually tore her eyelash extensions off one eye. Her whole face is destroyed. Her back, stomach, everything."
Sienna's attack was filmed and went viral on social media. The footage, seen by Dublin Live, shows another girl punching Sienna in the head and kicking her.
Dion said: "I haven’t watched the video. I can’t physically bring myself to watch that video." Sienna's eyelash extensions were torn off one of her eyes resulting in swelling.
Sienna told Dublin Live: "I’m hurt. I’ve got swelling in my eye. I can see a little bit out of the eye and then my ears are all cut and my lip too. I have a big bump on my head." She added: "I’m feeling really scared."
A garda spokeswoman confirmed the incident saying officers are investigating the attack. She said: "Gardaí are investigating the report of an assault occurring on Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 at approximately 4pm yesterday, the 4th of January 2023."
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