(Source: Pixabay)Gardaí are investigating an assault which hospitalised a teenager in Meath on Monday.
Footage of the alleged incident is circulating on social media with officers appealing for it not to be shared any further.
The young man attended Drogheda Hospital where he received treatment for some injuries on his face.
It happened in the Navan area at around 2.30pm on Monday.
There's been widespread shock and discussed expressed online after the video went viral.
Anyone who witnessed the assault in person is asked to contact Gardaí.
A Garda statement said:
“An Garda Síochána is aware of a video circulating on social media of this incident and out of respect for the victim in this case we would request that people refrain from sharing this video."
“An Garda Síochána is appealing to any person with information on the assault to contact Navan Garda Station at 046 9079930.”
