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Jailed serial offender once an "almost genius football player", court hears
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, 25‑year‑old Scott Capper was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment for two separate pub assaults. The first offence, committed on 8 August 2016 at the Morgan Hotel, involved Capper punching Jaroslaw Gaska in the face after Gaska touched Capper's girlfriend's hair. Gaska suffered a broken jaw, required 10 stitches, incurred €1,100 in medical costs and lost €2,000 in earnings. The second offence, on 2 October 2016 at Sin Nightclub, saw Capper striking Nevil Picton, who sustained a cut to the lip and dental damage costing €2,680. Capper pleaded guilty to both assault‑causing‑harm charges. He has 46 prior convictions, including a suspended two‑year sentence for a 2015 assault, and has a history of drug possession, violent disorder and public‑order offences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jailed serial offender once an "almost genius football player", court hears. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to Mr Gaska at the Morgan Hotel, Fleet Street, Dublin 2 on August 8, 2016 and assault causing harm to Mr Picton at Sin Nightclub, Temple Bar on October 2, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 8, 2016 Incident
- October 2, 2016 Incident
- December 2016 Incident
- May 2015 Incident
- 2019-07-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to Mr Gaska at the Morgan Hotel, Fleet Street, Dublin 2 on August 8, 2016 and assault causing harm to Mr Picton at Sin Nightclub, Temple Bar on October 2, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A serial offender described by his lawyer as once "an almost genius of a football player" has been jailed for three and half years for two separate pub assaults. He said there was "no provocation" in the second assault before he noted that Capper had "got a chance previously" when he received a suspended sentence for the assault in 2015. "It seems he has a problem with his temper and has some control issues.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Fleet Street
- Dublin
- Temple Bar
- Dublin's Henry Street
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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