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Man pushed under Dublin Bus and decapitated

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  • #32
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    Larianne wrote: »
    That street is mental busy at the time it occurred - the path is usually packed with people waiting at bus stops and rushing home. There's also a lot of students along there with the occasional junkie looking for money. The buses fly down that road, all the Xpresso buses go down that way at that time. A simple shove out onto the road or a trip could have been all it took.

    Yeah, I've always thought that that is the one junction in the city where a pedestrian could very easily get knocked down as the traffic zooms passed at a ferocious rate.

    Terrible thing to happen.


  • #33
    [Deleted User]
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    WindSock wrote: »
    People taking pictures at the scene apparently. Ffs, what are they going to do...put them on Facebook and Twitter.

    I was afraid to click this til I remembered pics can't be posted on this forum. If anyone posts it on Facebook and it comes up on my feed they'll regret it.


  • #34
    Clarehobo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭Clarehobo


    I Am Kong! wrote: »
    We're talking about the Gardai here...who, by the way, are 'treating it as suspicious.'

    Well, they can't come out and say it was murder if they are unsure: everything is 'treated as suspicious' until they can confirm one way or another. Gardai are not omniscient: they will have to investigate and gather statements and evidence.
    Even the independant article states
    he was apparently pushed under a double decker
    ... No one knows for sure.


  • #35
    Larianne
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    WindSock wrote: »
    People taking pictures at the scene apparently. Ffs, what are they going to do...put them on Facebook and Twitter.

    Dafuq??

    Disgusting.


  • #36
    Carroller16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭Carroller16


    This area is a disaster at rush hour. I get the 46A at Dawson Street most evenings and it is chaos. There does be people jams on the footpath with people waiting at bus stops, people getting off buses and people trying to navigate their way up the street.

    Further to this there is about 25 different bus routes trying to stop at 2 stops, so you can see where the congestion is coming from.

    Wind Sock is right though, traffic does seem to tear down Dawson St for some reason.

    Wonder whats gonna happen with it when the street is closed for the Luas link up. They will probably make Kildare Street 2-way causing even more chaos.

    RIP to the deceased and my thoughts are with anybody who had to witness this.

    Edit: Just remembered a couple of weeks ago I was on a 145 coming into town and a guy with earphones in was looking the complete opposite way to the traffic literally directly across the road from where this incident happened. He stepped out onto the road oblivious to the oncoming traffic and missed the 145 by literally inches. My toes curled up witnessing that one.


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  • #37
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,192 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    It was more likely that the guys doing the pushing were junkies/scumbags to be honest. I wonder will these guys be facing murder charges like the Chinese fella, or just affray or whatever it was that those D4 lads were charged with for kicking Brian Murphy to death outside Annabel's a few years ago?

    You're such a monotonous prick. Are you going to use Brian Murphy's murder as your own political football for all of December? Grow up ffs... that's what; 3 threads where you've mentioned the above tonight?


  • #38
    wyndham
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    Is Nassau St 30km or 50km speed limit?


  • #39
    spurious
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    Regardless of who was involved in the barney, if it actually was as a result of a fight, I doubt they meant for the poor man to be killed. Horrific story for all involved.


  • #40
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Reading it might have been 2 homeless men fighting over a spot. There is a spot there just beside the Spar / Kilkenny Shop where they normally sit.


  • #41
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    wyndham wrote: »
    Is Nassau St 30km or 50km speed limit?

    30kmph


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  • #42
    girl in the striped socks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 653 ✭✭✭girl in the striped socks


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    It was more likely that the guys doing the pushing were junkies/scumbags to be honest. I wonder will these guys be facing murder charges like the Chinese fella, or just affray or whatever it was that those D4 lads were charged with for kicking Brian Murphy to death outside Annabel's a few years ago?
    Is that all that's bothering you? Bringing up a case that happened years ago that has no relevance whatsoever to the incident this evening.
    Whoever is lying under that sheet could still be warm & all you have to question is what charges will be brought? I mean ffs...


  • #43
    Strawberry Fields
    Closed Accounts Posts: 611 ✭✭✭Strawberry Fields


    A conviction for murder requires an intention to kill or cause serious injury, a punch gone wrong would probably be manslaughter.


  • #44
    Witchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,597 ✭✭✭Witchie


    Heard this on the news earlier but reading the Indo's report there just made me so sad. RIP and feel so sorry for anyone who witnessed it and the poor bus driver. :-(


  • #45
    [Deleted User]
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    Mod

    Quit the speculation on whether the man was a junkie or a tourist. It's irrelevant.


  • #46
    kowloon
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    WindSock wrote: »
    People taking pictures at the scene apparently. Ffs, what are they going to do...put them on Facebook and Twitter.

    I find that fcuking revolting.


  • #47
    Ledger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    B*stards.

    Whether they meant to push him under the bus or not is irrelevant. The point is they were on the side of a horrendously busy and dangerous street and decided to push him.

    They must accept the consequences of their actions.


    RIP to the man and condolences to his family and friends.


  • #48
    jack presley
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    kowloon wrote: »
    I find that fcuking revolting.

    There was a thread on here a while back about someone saying they were at a funeral and people were taking pictures and putting them on facebook etc. There's a lot of morons out there and places like facebook are places to show yourself as one.


  • #49
    Laneyh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Laneyh


    dd972 wrote: »
    just guessing that it may have been junkie types fighting among themselves as the most likely scenario, apparently there was some altercation prior to the incident, certainly hope it wasn't a tourist

    Why jump to conclusions then? We don't know any details really except a poor unfortunate man has died in quite horrible circumstances

    At least they managed to cordon off the scene and hopefully no photos will surface.

    On a side note are we becoming a bit obsessed by tourists? Are people that live here just supposed to run the gauntlet every day? It's sad that anyone would die


  • #50
    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    My name is URL wrote: »
    You're such a monotonous prick. Are you going to use Brian Murphy's murder as your own political football for all of December? Grow up ffs... that's what; 3 threads where you've mentioned the above tonight?
    What?? :confused:

    The charges people face for causing violent death seems to be rather topical at the moment. I mentioned that case twice.

    I've no idea why you have thrown your toys out of the pram, but I suggest you get out for a breath of air or something.

    Edit: By the way, the way you are trolling my posts looking for a chance to leap down my throat suggests you should do us both a favour and just put me on ignore. It may help you deal with this odd obsession.


  • #51
    Monty Burnz
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    girl in the striped socks wrote: »
    Is that all that's bothering you? Bringing up a case that happened years ago that has no relevance whatsoever to the incident this evening.
    Whoever is lying under that sheet could still be warm & all you have to question is what charges will be brought? I mean ffs...
    No, it's not all that's bothering me. But why don't you just assume that for the purposes of having a rant at someone to make you feel better about a horrible event outside your control?

    People are f*cking strange.


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  • #52
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Heard about it earlier, thought it was sad, especially coming up to Christmas..

    I just read the Independent Version in the OP link.. Looks like three journalists squeezing onto the page trying to get as much as the version they heard, printed.
    I got no empathy (is that the right word?) for the victim, driver or witnesses, from that article, just a bloody gorey horrible story, with way too many details. Two of those journalists should have been cut from the story.

    R.I.P. to the poor guy and condolences to his family and friends.


  • #53
    WindSock
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    kowloon wrote: »
    I find that fcuking revolting.

    I'm just reading comments from the Journal. Someone said a taxi driver had to cover up the body with cardboard because of the sick fcks.


  • #54
    galwayrush
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    Horrific.


  • #55
    Laneyh
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    WindSock wrote: »
    People taking pictures at the scene apparently. Ffs, what are they going to do...put them on Facebook and Twitter.

    Some people have lost all perspective on what is appropriate and fancy themselves as roving reporters- total f**kwits more like

    I wish I could say its unbelievable but sadly it isn't.


  • #56
    P_1
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    Jesus normally I'd be walking past that spot around half 5 ish.

    Thank christ for early finishes :eek::eek:

    RIP


  • #57
    Laneyh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Laneyh


    WindSock wrote: »
    I'm just reading comments from the Journal. Someone said a taxi driver had to cover up the body with cardboard because of the sick fcks.

    Absolutely disgusting , fair play to the taxi driver


  • #58
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Laneyh wrote: »
    Some people have lost all perspective on what is appropriate and fancy themselves as roving reporters- total f**kwits more like

    I wish I could say its unbelievable but sadly it isn't.

    Mind you, it is possible it is a mindless reaction out of shock. Maybe all it takes is someone to tell them to snap out of it and cop on.


  • #59
    Piliger
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    Red Hand wrote: »
    Yeah, I've always thought that that is the one junction in the city where a pedestrian could very easily get knocked down as the traffic zooms passed at a ferocious rate.

    Terrible thing to happen.

    Being at that point on an almost daily basis I don't know what you're talking about. The traffic is consistently very slow and all in all a very safe area.


  • #60
    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    Laneyh wrote: »
    Some people have lost all perspective on what is appropriate and fancy themselves as roving reporters- total f**kwits more like

    I wish I could say its unbelievable but sadly it isn't.
    On the other hand, there's probably not a whole lot they could do to help. I have no problem with people documenting news events, I'm just wondering what the hell they think they are going to do with these photos. :confused:


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  • #61
    Clarehobo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭Clarehobo


    Ledger wrote: »
    decided to push him.

    They must accept the consequences of their actions.

    Independent report he was pushed, RTÉ and the Irish Times report he fell into the street after he was hit during an altercation.


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