NY dad brutally attacked by teenagers on dream journey to Eire, could ‘lose one in every of his eyes’

A New York dad’s dream trip to Ireland rapidly remodeled right into a nightmare when he was left significantly injured after being pummeled by a bunch of teenagers in Dublin, a report mentioned.

Stephen Termini, 57, of Buffalo, labored odd jobs for a yr as a way to safe a visit to his household’s homeland — however discovered himself the sufferer of a brutal attack close to the Retailer Avenue garda station final Wednesday evening, native RTE reports.

Police mentioned the person was overwhelmed and kicked repeatedly by a bunch of youths simply as he left his lodging within the troubled neighborhood.

Termini could “lose one in every of his eyes and undergo lifelong incapacity” on account of the assault, his household mentioned.

Termini’s son, Mike Rizzuto, mentioned he was heartbroken over the assault, as he remembered his father being over the moon about his journey to Eire.

“Final time I spoke to him he was saving up each penny, doing odd jobs to recover from to Eire,” Rizzuto informed RTE. “He was speaking about enjoying music in Eire. That’s the place he wished to be so it actually sucks what occurred to him.”

He added that Termini, an artist and musician, is a proud Irish-American who additionally spoke concerning the significance of their heritage and that the journey additionally served as a approach for the dad to honor his household.

“My dad’s mom’s ashes have been unfold in Eire in 2002, and he was unable to make it there on the time. His grandfather used to color murals in Eire,” Rizzuto mentioned. “I’ve been raised with Irish heritage which is essential to my dad.”

Termini’s sister, Michelle, echoed that visiting their household’s homeland was vital to her brother after he misplaced his spouse final yr to sickness.

“He had all the time dreamed of visiting Eire. He was attempting to hint our household that emigrated to the US from Dublin,” she wrote on the household’s GoFundMe.

Termini stays in intensive care at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital as his household tries to fundraise for a visit to go to him.

Dublin police mentioned one of many juveniles who allegedly took half within the beating was arrested Sunday and is ready to seem in Kids’s Courtroom on Thursday.

They didn’t launch details about the minor or present additional feedback concerning the different alleged suspects.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee condemned the assault and has referred to as on extra police presence on the Retailer Avenue station following native enterprise proprietor’s criticisms that the assault in opposition to Termini was not unusual within the space.

“There isn’t a excuse for violence on our streets and people accountable will probably be delivered to justice,” McEntee  tweeted.