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Poll: Have you ever witnessed a violent crime?

Gardaí regularly appeal for witnesses to particular crimes. Today we ask if you’ve ever seen anything violent.

GARDAÍ HAVE APPEALED for witnesses to a stabbing incident in Cork yesterday evening, in which a man in his 30s received serious stab wounds.

Gardaí regularly issue calls for witnesses to assaults and other violent behaviour, seeking to find more information about the circumstances leading up to the incidents concerned.

Today we’re wondering whether you’ve ever been witness to violent behaviour yourself – the kind of which Gardaí would ask for help in examining.

Have you ever witnessed a violent crime?

Poll Results:

Yes (1214)

No (729)

Read: Gardaí appeal for witnesses to Cork stabbing to come forward

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