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Housemate stabbed "over domestic matters", court hears

Summary

In a December 2017 incident, Lithuanian man Arturas Bulksas (55) stabbed his housemate in the torso, neck and ear during a domestic dispute at his Santry home. Bulksas, who had no prior convictions, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He admitted using a kitchen knife after drinking a bottle of vodka. The victim spent two days in hospital but declined a victim impact statement or medical report. Bulksas claimed he was leaving the country and wanted no further involvement. The court noted the injuries were not life‑threatening and that Bulksas had a good record and no family in Ireland. Judge Melanie Greally adjourned sentencing to February next year, ordering community service and probation reports, and highlighted the case's peculiarities and the likelihood of a custodial sentence given the injuries.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Housemate stabbed "over domestic matters", court hears. Charges or matters: assaulting the man causing him harm at his address on December 23, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 23, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2018-12-17 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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