A community is mourning the death of tragic Grace as her family call for justice
Floral tributes have been left at the scene where a sixteen year old girl died in Dublin after being hit by a scrambler bike.
Grace Lynch (16) was struck down by a scrambler while crossing the Ratoath Road in Finglas on Sunday afternoon. She received catastrophic injuries in the horror collision and was later declared dead in Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown.
Yesterday a man who is suspected of driving the scrambler was arrested by gardai. Today Grace’s heartbroken mother Siobhan shared with the Irish Mirror a picture of her – as she spoke of her utter devastation and paid tribute to her daughter.
“We are devastated. I want justice,” she said. “She was 16. She was a beautiful girl – funny, a great daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a niece a cousin, a friend. My baby girl.”
Grace Lynch, 16, has died after being struck down by a scrambler while crossing the Ratoath Road in Finglas on Sunday afternoon(Image: Family handout)
“Myself and her father Martin, sisters Shauna and Brooke and baby brother Jude will never forget that beautiful smile and the way she had of just being Grace,” she said.
“Watching my baby take her last breath was the most heartbreaking thing any parent should watch. We want justice for our Grace.
“She didn’t need to die. She was crossing the road. I’m not going to let by baby die in vain. I need some sort of help to get these bikes off the road,” she added.
A community is in grief (Image: collinsphotos.com)
The shocking incident occurred along the Ratoath Road between Scribblestown and Dunsink at around 2:20pm on Sunday afternoon. The horror collision saw the driver and passenger fall off the vehicle – and all three persons were injured in the incident.
