This is the shocking moment a man brazenly kicks a woman to the ground on the streets of Ireland before they continue to exchange blows.
A woman clad in pink pyjamas is seen marching towards a man as a bystander films outside a shopping centre in Limerick, County Limerick, on Tuesday last week.
In a disturbingly nonchalant manner, the man kicks the woman in the face.
The woman is knocked backwards, falling back onto the pavement. She is seen holding her face as another woman dressed in grey jogging bottoms and a pink jumper scampers past to confront the man.
Seemingly unfazed by the altercation, the man has already walked off in the opposite direction. The filming bystander reacts in shock before the attack erupts into a continued fight.
In a disturbingly nonchalant manner, the man is seen raising his leg as the woman comes towards him before he thrusts his foot down
The man kicks the woman as she is knocked backwards, plummeting to the pavement
The woman who had been kicked to the ground then appears to find a second wind as she also runs around the corner. The woman then tries to thrust a kick at the man’s shin but misses.
The man then puts a hand out and tries to walk off but is still being pursued by the two women. As the filming bystander appears to find the altercation rather comical, others make failed attempts to stop the situation from escalating further.
As the two women continue to follow the attacker, the man responds by again unleashing a further two kicks at the woman wearing the pink pyjamas.
‘Absolute scenes up in Limerick city, … boys kicking jaws all over the shop,’ the cameraman commentates as the ruckus continues.
‘His kick was so clean, it knocked her clean out,’ he adds.
The man then attempts to walk away again but the woman is still in close pursuit. He swiftly spins around, this time punching her in the face and knocking her into a wall. Other bystanders start to scream at the man.
A later clip shows the man and woman still at each other’s throats. This time the woman is restrained by an elderly man, but she pushes him away running towards the attacker.
The man behind the camera continues his commentary, dubbing it ‘theatrical’ and ‘like something you see at the theatre’.
With the woman in close pursuit, the man swiftly spins around and appears to punch her in the face and knocking her into a wall. Other bystanders start to scream at the man
As the two women continue to follow the attacker, the man responds by again unleashing a further two kicks to the woman wearing the pink pyjamas
The man once again thrusts a kick on the woman as he extends his leg, this time catching her on her arm
The man lunges a kick at the woman in pink pyjamas again as she tumbles onto the floor
The force of the kick sends her spinning around and onto the pavement again. This enrages the elderly man who goes after the attacker himself
The man knocks the woman back into a parked car and her head bounces off the driver-side door where she remains on the floor. The woman appears to be seriously hurt as she yells out before her friend comes to her aid
The man once again thrusts a kick on the woman as he extends his leg, this time catching her on her arm.
The force of the kick sends her spinning around and onto the pavement again. This enrages the elderly man who goes after the attacker himself.
The cameraman chirps in again: ‘Aw lads, fight, round four, oh my God.’
The fighting continues on the other side of Arthur’s Quay shopping centre as the woman and man lock hands. He knocks her back tumbling into a parked car.
Her head bounces off the driver-side door of the car and she remains on the floor. The woman appears to be seriously hurt as she yells out before her friend comes to her aid.
A Gardaí spokesman said today: ‘A woman in her 30s and a man in his 20s have been arrested and charged as part of the investigation into a public order/violent disorder incident in the Arthur’s Quay/Patrick Street area of Limerick city that occurred on the evening of Tuesday 20th June 2023.
‘Gardaí are continuing to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward.
‘Gardaí can be contacted at Henry Street Garda Station on 061 212400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
‘Investigations are ongoing.’
