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Suspended sentence for man who drunkenly slashed car tyres
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, 44‑year‑old Colm Fogarty pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage after drunkenly slashing two tyres of a car at Keeper Road, Drimnagh on 12 July 2014. Fogarty, who had been heavily intoxicated and had a fight with his girlfriend, later visited a friend's house where a woman named 'Bunty' and her family, members of the Travelling community, confronted him. He claimed they were driving at him and cut the tyres with a knife, saying he did so to prevent them from running over him. Fogarty expressed remorse and apologized to the Gardaí. Judge Martin Nolan, noting Fogarty's drug‑free status, volunteer work organising Christmas dinners for 40 families, and completion of a residential drug treatment course, imposed a suspended one‑year sentence, stating a custodial term was not warranted given his reformation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for man who drunkenly slashed car tyres. Charges or matters: one count of criminal damage at Keeper Road, Drimnagh on July 12, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 12, 2014 Other
- Christmas Incident
- 2017-11-27 Publication
Why: A man drunkenly slashed the tyres of a car during an argument with two women because he thought they were deliberately driving their vehicle at him, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of criminal damage at Keeper Road, Drimnagh on July 12, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Colm Fogarty (44) was given a suspended one-year sentence today after Judge Martin Nolan heard he has turned his life around since the incident three years ago. Judge Nolan agreed a custodial sentence was not merited in Fogarty's case. "He has reformed himself and rehabilitated himself," he said.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Keeper Road
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