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Jail for man over "nasty" unprovoked attack on tourists

Date
2019-05-09

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Smithfield

County
Dublin

Summary

Paul Maguire, aged 32, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of assault causing harm after an unprovoked attack on two tourists at the Generator Hostel on Smithfield Square on 1 June 2016. The victims, an English tourist and a Finnish woman, were struck with a pool cue, leaving deep scars on the English man's chin and the Finnish woman's forehead. Both were taken to Mater Hospital; the English man required stitches and suffered pain for days. Judge Melanie Greally condemned the assault as an "outrageous outburst of impatience and anger" and noted that neither victim accepted the €5,000 offered by Maguire as a gesture of remorse. She ordered the money to be paid to Temple Street Children's Hospital. After considering a probation report that highlighted Maguire's employment prospects and a pro‑social partner, the judge imposed a three‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, suspending the final year on strict conditions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for man over "nasty" unprovoked attack on tourists. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm at the Generator Hostel on Smithfield Square on June 1, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

June 1, 2016 Incident
2019-05-09 Publication

Case subjects

Paul Maguire

Defendant

Charges: two counts of assault causing harm at the Generator Hostel on Smithfield Square on June 1, 2016 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The judge imposed a three and a half year sentence and suspended the final year on strict conditions.; Judge Greally had adjourned finalisation of sentencing to today to allow a probation report be prepared.