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Dublin man avoids jail for attacking shopkeeper with paint roller
Summary
Jonathan Nolan, aged 22, avoided jail after attacking shopkeeper Aaron Anglim with a paint roller on 13 May 2014 at Decies Mini Market, Ballyfermot. Nolan claimed he believed Anglim had assaulted his mother, who had earlier confronted Anglim in the shop, slapping, pushing and kicking him before being asked to leave. Nolan entered the shop armed with a paint roller whose plastic cap had been removed, exposing a metal bar, and stabbed Anglim's head. Anglim defended himself with a golf club left in the shop. Anglim suffered a 1‑cm cut below his hairline and was treated at St James's Hospital. Nolan pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. Judge Melanie Greally suspended a two‑and‑a‑half‑year jail term on strict conditions, noting Nolan and his mother had since reconciled with the victim and expressed remorse.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dublin man avoids jail for attacking shopkeeper with paint roller. Charges or matters: assaulting Aaron Anglim causing harm at Decies Mini Market, Decies Road, Ballyfermot on May 13, 2014. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- May 13, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-10-19 Publication
Why: A man has avoided jail for attacking a shopkeeper with a paint roller because he wrongly believed the victim had just assaulted his mother. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Aaron Anglim causing harm at Decies Mini Market, Decies Road, Ballyfermot on May 13, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Places mentioned
- Landen Road
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Decies Road
- St James's Hospital
Topics
Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime
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