2023-06-07
Criminal with 124 previous convictions knocked doctor from scooter, stabbed him seven times
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr O'Higgins said the court would have to impose a significant custodial sentence for the "unprovoked and random" attack but he asked Mr Justice Burns to consider his client's guilty plea and suggested a partially suspended sentence with conditions recommended by the probation services, including regular drug testing.