Father of attacked boy overwhelmed by flood of gifts and support from public

The father of a boy with autism who was attacked by a group of teenagers has said his family has been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from the public.

Liam Davin from Cork thanked people from across the country who sent Easter eggs and football cards to the family’s local shop after it emerged a group fed his son twigs, forced him to expose himself, and uploaded footage of the attack on social media.

Store owner and local councillor John Collins had previously revealed the boy was a regular visitor to his Carrigaline shop, where he would purchase Match Attax cards.