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Limerick man jailed for six years for violent disorder
Summary
Larry McCarthy, aged 37, was convicted by the Special Criminal Court of violent disorder and assault causing harm. The violent disorder charge stemmed from an incident on 25 November 2014 at Cornmarket Villas, Limerick, where McCarthy, along with two others, threatened to use "unlawful violence" and assaulted David Foran, a cyclist who had been involved in a minor road accident with a motorcyclist. Foran was stabbed in the leg with a knife and struck on the head with a baseball bat. McCarthy pleaded not guilty to the assault but was found guilty. He received a six‑year sentence for violent disorder and a three‑year sentence for assault causing harm, both to run concurrently and back‑dated to 30 July 2015. The court noted the use of a knife and bat as aggravating factors and limited mitigating circumstances. The sentences were imposed by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, Judge Gerard Griffin and Judge Gerard Haughton.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Limerick man jailed for six years for violent disorder. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Foran causing him harm at Cornmarket Villas on November 25, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 25, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 14, 2014 Incident
- November 27 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 15, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 25 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 4, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 30, 2015 Incident
- July 28, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-07-31 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Mr Foran causing him harm at Cornmarket Villas on November 25, 2014 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Mr Foran causing him harm at Cornmarket Villas on November 25, 2014 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Ms Justice Kennedy then sentenced McCarthy to three years in prison for assault causing harm and six years for violent disorder.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- University Hospital
- Windsor House
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