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Woman who attacked mother and daughter avoids jail

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, 22‑year‑old Emily Stewart of Coolock pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Shannon Ryan and her mother Sabrina Ryan on a Dublin bus in March 2017. Stewart was found to have pulled clumps of hair from Shannon's head, left her with facial scratches and bleeding, and later bit, punched and scraped Sabrina's face. The judge, Martin Nolan, fully suspended a six‑month sentence, citing pre‑existing tensions between the families. Stewart, who has three prior theft convictions, was also noted to suffer from mental health issues, anger problems, borderline personality disorder, and drug addiction at the time of the assaults. She was ordered to pay €750 to each victim within one calendar year. No jail term was imposed. The case remains at the sentencing stage.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman who attacked mother and daughter avoids jail. Charges or matters: a separate charge of assault causing harm to Sabrina Ryan, the mother of Shannon Ryan, on March 12, 2017, when she bit her finger, punched her and scraped her face. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 10, 2017 Incident
• March 12, 2017 Incident
• 2018-07-23 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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