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Lounge boy glassed in face when he tried to stop assault on woman

Date
2016-10-19

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin nightclub, Silviu Voivod (31) was charged with assault causing harm after he tried to stop a woman from being grabbed by a first‑year college student, Robert McMickan, at Dandelion Bar & Nightclub on 12 October 2014. Voivod was glassed in the face, losing two front teeth, and then punched in the back, side and head. McMickan was taken to Tallaght hospital, suffered severe facial injuries and had to miss two weeks of college. Voivod pleaded guilty, offered €500 to McMickan as an expression of remorse, and did not seek a trial date. The court heard that Voivod had no prior convictions and was in a relationship with a young son. Judge Melanie Greally noted the need for a custodial sentence to send a strong message against such "glassing incidents" and announced a custodial sentence would be imposed on 6 December.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Lounge boy glassed in face when he tried to stop assault on woman. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 12, 2014 Incident
October 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
December 6 Other
2016-10-19 Publication

Case subjects

Silviu Voivod

Convicted Person

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Silviu Voivod (31) of Little Pace, Clonee, Co Meath will be sentenced later after pleading guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Robert McMickan at Dandelion Bar & Nightclub, St Stephen's Green in Dublin 2 on October 12, 2014. Judge Melanie Greally said the accused was looking at a custodial sentence and these types of "glassing incidents" could not be tolerated and were "becoming far too frequent an occurrence." The judge said that "a very strong message" needed to be sent out and she would impose a custodial sentence on December 6.