Crime boss escapes prosecution after knife attack victim refuses to talk

A TOP crime boss will escape prosecution after the victim of a knife attack refused to say anything about his assailants.

The 28-year-old gang leader was arrested with two other gang members and a female friend shortly after the vicious stabbing.

The victim, thought to a minor member of the gang, was slashed up to five times with what gardaí believe was a Stanley-type knife.