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Woman (62) pushed in front of busy city traffic in random attack

Date
2018-04-23

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin City

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin city‑centre incident, Marcus Klug, aged 37, shouted at a 62‑year‑old care assistant as she walked past him on George's Street and then pushed her onto the road in front of oncoming traffic. The woman avoided being hit but fractured her arm. Klug pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm on 29 October 2013. He had been suffering psychiatric issues and was not fit to plead for several years. He spent 23 months in Cloverhill Prison and time in a locked ward at St Vincent's Hospital, with some community care. The court imposed a suspended two‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, ordered him to remain under Probation Services for two years and to follow his psychiatrist's instructions. The woman received hospital treatment and later physiotherapy, and her arm is now fully recovered. The case was prosecuted by John Byrne BL and defended by Niall Nolan BL.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman (62) pushed in front of busy city traffic in random attack. Charges or matters: one count of assault causing harm to the woman on October 29, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 29, 2013 Incident
2018-04-23 Publication

Case subjects

Marcus Klug

Defendant

Charges: one count of assault causing harm to the woman on October 29, 2013 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Handing down a suspended two-and-a-half year sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan said Klug's moral culpability was low as he was suffering from mental health issues.