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Suspended sentence for man who fled to Australia after assault
Summary
Ethan Emmett, 24, of Finglas, Dublin, received a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage in Finglas on March 31, 2011. Judge Karen O'Connor described Emmett's conduct as "disgraceful" but suspended the sentence, citing the time he has already spent in custody and his young age. Prosecution evidence alleged that Emmett threw beer bottles at a chipper owner after being refused a phone charger loan, causing approximately €2,000 in damage. Emmett fled to Australia on bail in 2011 and was not returned to Ireland until March of this year, following the completion of a five-year and eleven-month sentence for reckless wounding in Australia. He was arrested by gardaí upon his arrival at the airport. The court noted Emmett has 30 previous convictions, mostly from his minority, including assault and public order offences. The matter was finalised with the imposition of the suspended sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for man who fled to Australia after assault. Charges or matters: assault causing harm in Finglas on March 31, 2011; criminal damage at the same place and date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 31, 2011 Incident
- March 2011 Other
- 2017-07-29 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm in Finglas on March 31, 2011; criminal damage at the same place and date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Emmett flew to Australia while on bail in 2011 and was only returned to Ireland in March of this year after he served a five-year prison sentence in Australia for stabbing a person at a party. Judge Karen O'Connor described Emmett's behaviour at the chipper as "disgraceful" but suspended the sentence noting the time he's already spent in jail and the fact he is still young.
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Topics
Public Order Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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