2018-12-19 · Dublin
Suspended sentence over broken arm in case of "caregiver stress"
James Ahearne, 49, pleaded guilty to assaulting his brother Mark Ahearne, who he was caring for, on three occasions in August and September 2017. The assaults resulted in Mark's fractured arm and bruising on his ribs. Mark withdrew his complaint in October 2017. Judge Melanie Greally, noting Mark's significant psychiatric condition and the…