Family of woman abused in Aras Attracta condemn threats

The family of one of the women seen being kicked and threatened by nurses at Aras Attracta has hit out at the alleged death threats and online abuse aimed at the perpetrators, insisting they “abhor violence in every shape or form” and will not support “mob rule”.

Sheila Ryan, Kathleen Healy, John Paul, and Patrick Gavin — whose 65-year-old relative Mary Garvan was videoed being subjected to the attacks in an RTÉ exposé — called for the public to allow the authorities to do their job, saying it is the only way real improvements can take place.

In a statement to RTÉ’s Today with Sean O’Rourke programme, the family said they understood why the rest of the population has mirrored their personal anger over the events, but stressed “mob rule” cannot take over.