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Vulnerable homeless man put rock through driver's window
Summary
In a case heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a vulnerable homeless man, Darren Larkin, 32, pleaded guilty to assaulting a motorist, Ms. January Russell, on the N11 Stillorgan on 8 March 2018. Larkin threw a large rock through her passenger window, shattering the glass and striking her arm, causing bruising and forcing her to pull over. He also pleaded guilty to assaulting Mark O'Donoghue on Old Dublin Road and Dan O'Donovan at a McDonald's outlet on the same day, and to damaging a glass window at the McDonald's. Larkin, who had been sleeping in a church car park and had been allowed to use the McDonald's washroom for months, also threw a full can of beer and a tray at O'Donovan, then attempted to pick up a till before being locked out. He later threw a brick through a parked car's window and punched O'Donoghue.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Vulnerable homeless man put rock through driver's window. Charges or matters: assaulting Ms Russell causing her harm at the N11 Stillorgan, Dublin, on March 8, 2018; assaulting Mark O'Donoghue on Old Dublin Road, Stillorgan, and assaulting Dan O'Donovan at McDonalds, Stillorgan shopping centre, on the same date; damaging a glass window at the McDonalds outlet. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 8, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-12-20 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Ms Russell causing her harm at the N11 Stillorgan, Dublin, on March 8, 2018; assaulting Mark O'Donoghue on Old Dublin Road, Stillorgan, and assaulting Dan O'Donovan at McDonalds, Stillorgan shopping centre, on the same date; damaging a glass window at the McDonalds outlet (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She told the judge that Larkin first had suicidal ideation when he was ten years old, that he spent time in youth detention centres and went to Sweden for treatment for his problems.
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