2015-07-14
Young man with "a propensity to violence" jailed for seven years for "savage" unprovoked attack
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Daniel Martin (21) was also jailed for a stabbing incident on a Luas the previous year and a hi-jacking in Dublin city centre during which he slashed the driver's shoulder with a blade. Judge Nolan sentenced Martin to two years for the first two incidents and a consecutive term of five years for the assault on Mr Donovan.