42-year-old man given suspended sentence for assault

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A 42-year-old man was given a fully suspended six-month sentence for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 27 April 2023. Judge Elma Sheahan imposed the sentence.

He pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm to the child in his Dublin home on 16 February 2020. The proceedings were reported on 27 April 2023.

The sentence required him to continue engaging in a conflict resolution course for another six months. Defence counsel said he had taken parenting and conflict resolution courses, had been sleep deprived and stressed after working a night shift, and had no previous convictions.