Children send gifts to attacked autistic boy in Carrigaline

Children from around the country have sent cards and gifts to the teenager with autism who was attacked by a gang of youths in Carrigaline, Co Cork, who then posted footage of the ordeal on social media.

It emerged earlier this week that a 14-year-old boy with autism was force-fed twigs and was made expose himself for the gang, who later uploaded a video of the incident online.

Yesterday the boy’s father broke his silence and said he hoped that the group responsible would be dealt with “severely” for what they had done to his son.