A brave playwright stepped in to save a teenage girl who was being attacked by up to 20 youths – and filming it. Gardaí are investigating the terrifying assault on the girl in Swords, north county Dublin, at the weekend. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOWThe victim, who is understood to be in her early teens, was set upon by the gang last Sunday afternoon. Gardaí are investigating the terrifying assault on the girl in Swords, north county Dublin, at the weekend. She was helped by a Good Samaritan, playwright David Gilna, who ordered the vicious teens to back away from her.