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Father and son get suspended sentences for "vicious and unprovoked" attack
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 19 December 2017, Noel Parsons, aged 54, and his son Craig Parsons, aged 22, were sentenced to suspended prison terms for a "vicious and unprovoked" assault that took place outside Brady's Pub in Shankill on 13 May 2012. The court described the attack as having caused serious injuries to bartender William Kelly, who suffered a bleeding bite to his left arm, and to customer Ronan Mulcahy, who required six stitches to his forehead after being punched and kicked. Noel Parsons received a two‑year prison sentence suspended for two years and was ordered to pay €800 in compensation, while Craig Parsons received an 18‑month sentence suspended for 18 months and was ordered to pay €2,000. Both defendants pleaded guilty, and the judge noted their recent bereavements, medical conditions, and character references in determining the suspended sentences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father and son get suspended sentences for "vicious and unprovoked" attack. Charges or matters: assault causing harm at Brady's Pub, Shankill, Co Dublin on May 13, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 13, 2012 Incident
- 2017-12-19 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm at Brady's Pub, Shankill, Co Dublin on May 13, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He noted that the Craig Parsons, a father-of-one, was on a two year suspended sentence for assault at the time he committed this offence.
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm at Brady's Pub, Shankill, Co Dublin on May 13, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He noted that the Craig Parsons, a father-of-one, was on a two year suspended sentence for assault at the time he committed this offence.
Places mentioned
- Shanganagh Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Croke Park
Topics
Pubs And Nightclubs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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