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Stabber slashed artery in own hand while attacking victim from behind
Summary
In a 2019 Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, 23‑year‑old Ryan McLoughlin was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for stabbing Scott Byrne in the stomach and buttock on the Tallaght Bypass on 26 May 2013. McLoughlin, who had previously been convicted of two drug offences and traffic matters, inflicted a serious injury on his own left hand during the attack, slashing an artery. He pleaded guilty and was given a suspended final 12 months, conditional on complying with probation directions for 12 months and distancing himself from "negative peers". The court noted McLoughlin's youth, intoxication, family responsibilities and self‑injury as mitigating factors, while the prosecution highlighted delays in the case's arrival to court and the lack of cooperation from McLoughlin during police interviews.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Stabber slashed artery in own hand while attacking victim from behind. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 26, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-02-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martina Baxter sentenced McLoughlin to three years imprisonment, but suspended the final 12 months on condition that he follow all directions from the probation service for a period of 12 months and that he disassociate from "negative peers".
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Tallaght
- Tallaght Hospital
- Westpark Estate
- Tallaght
Topics
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