2022-12-20
Violent burglar jailed for subjecting elderly neighbour to 'savage' attack
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Imposing sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Martin Nolan said this was an "incredibly serious" matter, and Joyce bore a "high degree of culpability for what he did." Judge Nolan said the victim, then aged 71, was a "man living by himself, minding his own business" and was "attacked in a savage way" by Joyce. Judge Nolan said he would impose a sentence of between eight and nine years if Joyce were not already serving a sentence.