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Garda and bin man attacked over blacklisted bin
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, John McCann, 32, and Craig Redmond, 21, were sentenced to three years' imprisonment for assaulting a bin man and Garda Michael Hughes after a bin was blacklisted for non‑payment. The pair attacked the bin man and the Garda on 8 May 2015 in Finglas. McCann pleaded guilty to assaulting both the bin man and the Garda, while Redmond pleaded guilty to assaulting the bin man. Judge Melanie Greally suspended the final 18 months of McCann's sentence, citing his rehabilitation efforts, and the final year of Redmond's sentence, noting less rehabilitation. The court noted the Garda's knee injury and the bin man's injuries, but no further sentencing details were provided beyond the three‑year terms. The case was prosecuted by Karl Finnegan BL and defended by Sandra Frayne BL for McCann and James Dwyer BL for Redmond.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Garda and bin man attacked over blacklisted bin. Charges or matters: assaulting both the refuse collector and Gda Hughes at Virginia Park Finglas on May 8, 2015; assaulting the bin man. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 8, 2015 Other
- 2017-02-02 Publication
Why: Two men who viciously attacked a bin man and a garda because their bin wasn't collected have been jailed. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assaulting both the refuse collector and Gda Hughes at Virginia Park Finglas on May 8, 2015; assaulting the bin man (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Both men were sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today. McCann of Virginia Drive, Finglas, Dublin and Redmond of Valley Park Drive, also in Finglas were sentenced to three years by Judge Melanie Greally.
Convicted Person
Charges: assaulting both the refuse collector and Gda Hughes at Virginia Park Finglas on May 8, 2015; assaulting the bin man (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Both men were sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today. McCann of Virginia Drive, Finglas, Dublin and Redmond of Valley Park Drive, also in Finglas were sentenced to three years by Judge Melanie Greally.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Virginia Drive
- Dublin
- Valley Park Drive
- Virginia Park
- was brought into Finglas Garda Station
Topics
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