Ciaran Watters gets suspended sentence for assault

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Ciaran Watters received a fully suspended sentence for assaulting Patrick Dunne causing him harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 2 December 2024. The assault happened at the boundary between their homes on Drumcondra Road, Dublin, on 14 June 2021.

Watters pleaded guilty after hitting the fence with a shovel while Dunne was on a ladder trimming a hedge, causing Dunne to fall. Dunne had previously undergone two hip replacements and was left with significant pain in his hip, spine and shoulder.

Judge Orla Crowe proposed a two-year sentence and suspended it in full for three years, subject to conditions including that Watters not interfere with his neighbours. She also ordered him to pay Dunne €5,000.