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Assailant told victim "We are the INLA"
Summary
In a case heard in the Special Criminal Court, Paul Mason, aged 28, pleaded guilty to assaulting Keith Lynch on 16 February 2014 at The Saltings, Annagassan, County Louth. Mason, who had been on bail for a prior theft conviction, claimed to be a member of the INLA and told Lynch that his name was on a list of "Drug Dealers Out" that had been posted around Ardee in December 2013. According to Lynch, Mason and two other men entered his home, where Lynch was with his partner and a 14‑month‑old daughter, and began punching and kicking him. Lynch reported that Mason struck him on the left cheek and that the men were "laying into him," before they left. The court remanded Mason in custody until 2 December, when he will be sentenced. The case was presented by Detective Sergeant Peter Cooney and prosecuting counsel Caroline Cummings BL, with defense counsel Hugh Hartnett SC.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Assailant told victim "We are the INLA". Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 16th, 2014 Incident
- December 2nd Adjournment
- 2016-11-25 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, with Judge Martin Nolan and Judge Cormac Dunne, remanded Mason in custody until December 2nd, when he will be sentenced.; Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, with Judge Martin Nolan and Judge Cormac Dunne, remanded Mason in custody until December 2nd, when he will be sentenced.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Galway
- Galway District Court
- Ballygarra Park
- Garristown
- Dublin
- of Dundalk garda station
- Dundalk
Topics
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