A young teenager is recovering from serious injuries to his face and hands after an attack in Ballymun in North Dublin.
The 15-year-old was slashed with a blade while leaving a chipper on Friday evening in Balcurris Gardens.
No arrests have been made.
The boy's aunt, Brenda, says the attack was unprovoked:
"He started slicing him in the face with a blade so he tried to put his hands up to defend himself and they tore all the tendons in is hand."
"My sister was in the kitchen and he walked in and collapsed into her arms."
