Cork victim feared for his life during attack by gang with slash hooks and hurleys

A man who was assaulted with slash hooks and hurleys said he thought he was going to be killed.

Cork victim feared for his life during attack by gang with slash hooks and hurleys

Philip Murphy, 46, from Knocknaheeny in Cork, was attacked on Cork’s Western Rd at around 3.40pm on Sunday. Speaking about his ordeal following his release from Cork University Hospital (CUH), he said he knows one of his attackers.

“I was walking along when I was called over to a car,” he said.

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