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Assault accused present at attack house, protected witness says

Date
2017-03-21
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Limerick
County
Limerick

Summary

The Special Criminal Court heard a protected witness who said a Limerick man accused of assaulting and falsely imprisoning a 53‑year‑old was present at the house where the alleged attack took place. The prosecution claims that three men were involved in a joint enterprise during which Dan Quilligan, a resident of Rathkeale, was beaten and his left foot was nailed to the kitchen floor of a house in Limerick. Mark Heffernan (32) pleaded not guilty to assaulting Mr Quilligan and to falsely imprisoning him at the same address on 14 September 2015. Two other men, Gerard Mackin (33) and Patrick Hayes (52), pleaded guilty and were sentenced to three years in prison by the non‑jury court. Tom Lillis, a witness, testified that he was living at the house in Larch Court with two other men, including Patrick Hayes, on the morning of the assault.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Assault accused present at attack house, protected witness says. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Quilligan, causing him harm, at 6, Larch Court on September 14th, 2015; assaulting Mr Qulligan. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Case subjects

Gerard Mackin

Convicted Person

Outcome: Gerard Mackin (33), a native of Northern Ireland with an address at Star Court, John Carey Park, Southill, Limerick and Patrick Hayes (52), Larch Court, Kennedy Park, Limerick were both sentenced to three years in prison by the non-jury court.

Mark Heffernan

Convicted Person

Charges: assaulting Mr Quilligan, causing him harm, at 6, Larch Court on September 14th, 2015; assaulting Mr Qulligan (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Patrick Hayes

Convicted Person

Outcome: Patrick Hayes (52), Larch Court, Kennedy Park, Limerick were both sentenced to three years in prison by the non-jury court.

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • The Special Criminal Court
Incident
Residence
Secondary Mention
Address Area
  • Swallow Drive
  • John Carew Park
  • Kennedy Park
Facility
  • Mr Heffernan's house

Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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