Courts / Dublin / Report

Video of attack on girl shared on Snapchat

Date
2019-03-14

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin incident, 18‑year‑old Dylan Lynch assaulted a teenage girl by repeatedly slamming a door into her head and setting her hair on fire. He filmed the attack and posted it on Snapchat. Lynch also attacked a passerby, a former Tallaght Hospital lab technician, with a broken vodka bottle, causing serious injuries. The technician received stitches, staples, and ear glue. Lynch, who lives in Avonbeg Gardens, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to both assaults at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Gardaí received complaints from the girl and her mother the next day. The court heard that the attacks influenced the technician's decision to move abroad. Judge Melanie Greally remanded Lynch in custody and postponed sentencing to a later hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Video of attack on girl shared on Snapchat. Charges or matters: assaulting the teenage girl at his home on July 21, 2018; assaulting a former Tallaght Hospital lab technician and robbing his phone at Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght, on April 16, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 21, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
April 16, 2018 Incident
2019-03-14 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed teenager

Convicted Person

Charges: assaulting the teenage girl at his home on July 21, 2018; assaulting a former Tallaght Hospital lab technician and robbing his phone at Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght, on April 16, 2018 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A Dublin teenager who repeatedly slammed a door into a girl's head and set fire to her hair will be sentenced later for this and for assaulting a passerby with a broken bottle.; Judge Melanie Greally remanded Lynch in continuing custody and adjourned the sentence until later this month when she will hear a defence plea in mitigation.