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Community Service for man who told garda he would "bite her face off" and slammed her in to shop front

Date
2014-10-24

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tullamore

County
Offaly

Summary

An Offaly man was sentenced to 240 hours community service at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for assaulting a garda in Tullamore on 12 March 2012. Enda Carroll, aged 23, of The Willows, Mucklagh, was found guilty of assault causing harm, resisting a peace officer, and two public order offences. The court heard that during a public order incident on William Street, Carroll refused gardaí directions and made threats toward Garda Lucy McLoughlin before attacking her. He subsequently picked her up by the leg and slammed her against a shop front, causing a tear to her hip joint and cartilage damage to her knee. The garda required two operations and was absent from duty for 18 months. Judge Carmel Stewart imposed the community service order in lieu of a two-year prison sentence, noting Carroll's written apology and engagement in training to improve his employment prospects. She warned that non-compliance with probation directions would result in activation of the custodial sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Community Service for man who told garda he would "bite her face off" and slammed her in to shop front. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

March 12, 2012 Incident
2014-10-24 Publication

Case subjects

Enda Carroll

Convicted Person

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; She imposed 240 hours community service work in lieu of a two year prison sentence and warned Carroll that if he fails to comply with all directions of the Probation Service the prison term will be activated.