National court archive · 2026-03-19
'Abhorrent' station spitter gets jail term overturned
At a glance
- Crime
- assault
- People
- Marian Dumitru, Sergeant Tom O’Connor, Judge Alec Gabbett, Lydia Daly BL
- Locations
- Dublin City Centre, Beresford Place, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
- Court
- District Court of Appeal
- Outcome
- suspend the three-month jail term for a period of 24 months
Summary
The District Court of Appeal replaced Marian Dumitru's three-month sentence for spitting at a garda with a fully suspended term. The judge called the conduct abhorrent but allowed Dumitru to remain in the community for 24 months on condition that he attend addiction counselling.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie