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Inmate sentenced over reckless assault of prison officer
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 11 May 2017, Jeffrey Crowley, aged 21, pleaded guilty to assaulting prison officer Lorraine McCarthy at Wheatfield prison on 23 February 2014. Crowley threw a battery at the narrow observation window of his cell, smashing the glass and sending shards into McCarthy's eye. The court accepted that he did not intend to harm her, describing the act as reckless. McCarthy suffered no permanent eye injury but reported post‑traumatic stress. Crowley's prior convictions include theft, robbery, criminal damage and drug dealing. Judge Pauline Codd sentenced him to two and a half years, back‑dating the term to 26 August 2017, the date of his scheduled release after a ten‑month sentence. Twenty‑two months of the term were suspended on the condition that he fully cooperate with prison staff and attend a residential drug programme upon release.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Inmate sentenced over reckless assault of prison officer. Charges or matters: assaulting Lorraine McCarthy causing her harm at Wheatfield prison, Co. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 23, 2014 Incident
- August 26th 2017 Other
- 2017-05-11 Publication
Why: Garda Kevin Mullahy said that the victim, an Assistant Chief Officer in the prison, went to Crowley's cell because he was breaking up the contents of the cell. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Lorraine McCarthy causing her harm at Wheatfield prison, Co (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd imposed a sentence of two and a half years.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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