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Man fled to Australia after throwing beer bottles at chip shop owner

Summary

Ethan Emmett, aged 24, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm for an incident that occurred on 31 March 2011 in Finglas. The assault took place at a chipper where Emmett, then 18, had been denied a phone charger and returned with beer bottles. He threw the bottles at the owner, threatened to kill him, and used a small knife before fleeing the premises. The owner suffered injuries and the restaurant incurred an estimated €2,000 in damage. Emmett was arrested three days later and released on bail. While on bail he fled to Australia, where he served a five‑year, eleven‑month sentence for a separate stabbing offence in 2012. He returned to Ireland in March after completing his Australian sentence and was arrested at the airport. He has 30 prior convictions, mainly for assault, criminal damage and public order offences. Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned the sentencing to 28 July.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man fled to Australia after throwing beer bottles at chip shop owner. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 31, 2011 Incident
• March 2011 Incident
• July 28 Adjournment
• 2017-07-13 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Public Order Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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