2026-02-03 · Newcastle, Dublin
10 years for 'prolific' offender with 129 previous convictions who repeatedly stabbed doctor during home invasion
A judge has sentenced Dean Hayes, a prolific offender with 129 previous convictions, to ten years in prison for a violent home invasion where he stabbed a doctor multiple times. Mr Justice David Keane noted the extreme violence used and the victim's survival as a matter of luck. Hayes, who spent 90% of his life in custody, burgled a neighboring…