2017-07-29
Suspended sentence for man who fled to Australia after assault
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Emmett flew to Australia while on bail in 2011 and was only returned to Ireland in March of this year after he served a five-year prison sentence in Australia for stabbing a person at a party. Judge Karen O'Connor described Emmett's behaviour at the chipper as "disgraceful" but suspended the sentence noting the time he's already spent in jail and the fact he is still young.