Christopher Gannon pleads guilty to hospital assault

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Christopher Gannon pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm. The proceedings were reported on 9 July 2019.

The offence occurred at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, on 6 October 2018, where he twice attacked his former partner while their son received treatment. The court heard that she suffered a fractured nose and temporary double vision.

In an interview with gardaí, Gannon said he had lost his head when he saw his former partner. He said he had received information that his son had been hurt and attributed his loss of control to that.

Gannon had three previous convictions, including assault and public intoxication. Garda Sgt Graham Weeks agreed with defence counsel Sarah-Jane O’Callaghan that Gannon had offered a genuine apology.

Judge Patricia Ryan ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing to 18 October 2019.