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Court reports mentioning Liam Whelan

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2024-12-19

Criminal gets 9.5 years for champagne bottle attack on cardiologist

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Today Judge Patricia Ryan handed Whelan a sentence of ten years and six months, with the final 12 months suspended for three years on strict conditions. Mr McKenna said the Director of Public Prosecution's view is that the offence fell into the upper range and justified a sentence of between 10 and 15 years, given the severity of the injuries and the impacts it had on the victim's life, the fact that it was an unprovoked attack that occurred in the victim's home and that Whelan had used a bottle as a weapon.

2024-12-13

Victim needed reconstructive surgery following criminal's champagne bottle attack

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Mr McKenna said the Director of Public Prosecution's view is that the offence fell into the upper range and justified a sentence of between 10 and 15 years, given the severity of the injuries and the impacts it had on the victim's life, the fact that it was an unprovoked attack that occurred in the victim's home and that Whelan had used a bottle as a weapon.; Judge Ryan adjourned finalisation of the case to next Thursday to allow her time to consider various reports before the court.