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Criminal "frothing at the mouth" when he stabbed champion power lifter in the back
Summary
A Dublin man has been sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to assaulting a champion power lifter at College Green on 17 January 2017. Dermot Dowd, aged 25, of Allenton Gardens, Tallaght, stabbed the injured party with scissors after being asked to leave a nightclub entrance. The victim, Thomas Gleeson, sustained a 10-centimetre wound to his back and lacerations to his shoulder, requiring hospital treatment. The assault prevented Mr Gleeson from competing in European weightlifting championships and caused him to withdraw from representing Ireland in his sport. He was absent from work for 38 weeks and reported suffering anxiety and chest pains since the incident. Judge Martin Nolan noted the offence fell at the higher end of the assault scale given the severity of injuries and the weapon used. Dowd, who has 42 previous convictions, is also facing sentencing in the New Year for dangerous driving causing death in Donegal. The sentence was backdated to 17 January 2017.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Criminal "frothing at the mouth" when he stabbed champion power lifter in the back. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Gleeson causing him harm at College Green, Dublin on January 17, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 17, 2017 Incident
- January 17 Incident
- New Year Other
- 2017-12-20 Publication
Why: He agreed that Dowd revealed that the reason he had been so intoxicated was because of the dangerous driving incident, which caused the death of his partner. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Mr Gleeson causing him harm at College Green, Dublin on January 17, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan imposed the 32 month sentence which he backdated to when Dowd entered custody on January 17 this year.
Places mentioned
- Allenton Gardens
- Tallaght
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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