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Vet who glassed accountant confronted with picture of victim's injuries in court
Summary
In Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 21 October 2016, Mark Relihan, an Offaly veterinarian, confronted his attacker Stephen McGrath (25) with a photograph of his severe facial injuries after McGrath had glassed him in a city‑centre cocktail bar. Relihan had just delivered an emotional victim‑impact statement when he held up the picture and said, "This is what you've done to me. You see this? This is what you ran away from." McGrath showed no reaction. Judge Pauline Codd adjourned the case to 16 December 2016 for a probation report and suggested community service. She had originally planned sentencing for 21 December but McGrath's counsel argued it would cause work difficulties. McGrath, from Carmarthen but originally from Tullamore, had pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm on 6 September 2015.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Vet who glassed accountant confronted with picture of victim's injuries in court. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm on September 6, 2015 in No Name Bar on Fade Street, Dublin. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 16, 2016 Adjournment
- December 21 Adjournment
- September 6, 2015 Incident
- 2016-10-21 Publication
Why: Mr McQuade appealed for leniency and said McGrath could be kicked out of the veterinarian's professional body because of the case. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of assault causing harm on September 6, 2015 in No Name Bar on Fade Street, Dublin (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd adjourned the case until December 16, 2016 for a probation report and asked that the possibility of community service be examined.; Judge Pauline Codd adjourned the case until December 16, 2016 for a probation report and asked that the possibility of community service be examined.
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