Parents of Tallaght victim ‘can never forgive’

The parents of a 20-year-old who died following an attack on a Tallaght footbridge have said they will never forgive those responsible for their son’s death. 

Six men and one woman were charged with murder and went on trial at the Central Criminal Court in October, after pleading not guilty. However, those charges were dropped, after they pleaded guilty to lesser charges and had their new pleas accepted.

Dale Creighton was assaulted at the footbridge over the Tallaght bypass between Saint Dominic’s Rd and Greenhills Rd four hours after he had rung in the new year. He died in hospital the following day. The cause of his death was blunt force injury to his head and face.