2022-04-27
Jail for unprovoked attack on woman walking alone at night
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He asked that the court consider suspending a proportion of the sentence on the condition that his client engage with the Probation Services as he said Joyce "could do with the benefit of their guidance in his life". Judge Nolan jailed Joyce for two and half years and backdated the sentence to when he first went into custody in January.; A bench warrant was issued previously for Joyce when he failed to appear for a court hearing and he has been remanded in custody since it was executed last January.