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Naked, blood-spattered brothers attacked patrol car
Summary
In a January 2016 incident at Broadford Walk, Ballinteer, Dublin, 22‑year‑old Sam Mooney and 20‑year‑old Craig Mooney, both described as highly intoxicated, attacked a patrol car. They threatened the gardaí, undressed entirely, spat on the windscreen, and kicked and punched the vehicle for several minutes. The brothers shouted abusive language and threatened to "kick their heads in." They were arrested after the gardaí called for assistance. Sam Mooney pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a garda patrol car; Craig Mooney, already serving a two‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence for arson, was also charged. At the hearing, Judge Karen O'Connor imposed a 14‑month prison sentence on Sam Mooney, suspended in full for 15 months, citing his "horrendous intoxication." Craig Mooney received a one‑year suspended sentence, suspended for 18 months, with probation supervision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Naked, blood-spattered brothers attacked patrol car. Charges or matters: criminal damage to a garda patrol car at Broadford Walk on January 17, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 17, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-01-15 Publication
Why: He said Sam had since left the family home for a number of months in order to detoxify himself from tablets. CNI source report
Case subjects
Background Person
Charges: criminal damage to a garda patrol car at Broadford Walk on January 17, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: At an earlier sentence hearing, Judge Karen O'Connor imposed a one year suspended sentence on Craig Mooney consecutive to his current term. Today/ she imposed a 14 month prison sentence on Sam Mooney, which she suspended in full for 15 months.
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