On 29 May 2022, 24-year-old Irish woman Natasha O'Brien was attacked by active-duty Irish soldier Cathal Crotty on O'Connell Street in Limerick, Ireland. Crotty was given a suspended sentence for violently assaulting O'Brien on the street after she urged him to cease shouting homophobic slurs at a bystander, as reported in court.
The 22-year-old soldier who assaulted O'Brien later bragged to friends on Snapchat, stating, "Two to put her down, two to put her out," referring to the four strikes he delivered.
