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Two men sentenced for committing violent disorder while out on bail for other offences
Summary
In a Dublin 8 Basin Street flat complex assault on 11 July, Karl Harford (23) and Tony Dempsey (20) pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Both were on bail for other offences at the time. Harford received a five‑year sentence with the final 2.5 years suspended; Dempsey received a three‑year sentence with the final year suspended. Harford's sentence will commence after his existing eight‑year sentence, while Dempsey's will run concurrently with a separate two‑year sentence for possession of stolen property. The court noted Harford's 149 prior convictions, including 77 traffic offences, and Dempsey's 43 prior convictions. Judge Mary Ellen Ring highlighted Harford's temper issues and both men were ordered to keep the peace during the suspended portions of their sentences. The victim, Karl Gavin, was stabbed twice in the back and hospitalised but declined to give a victim impact statement.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Two men sentenced for committing violent disorder while out on bail for other offences. Charges or matters: committing violent disorder at the Basin Street flat complex, Dublin 8 on July 11 last year. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 11 Incident
- August 7, 2013 Incident
- July 1, 2014 Incident
- September 4, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-11-05 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: committing violent disorder at the Basin Street flat complex, Dublin 8 on July 11 last year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Harford was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to five years with the final 2.5 years suspended, while Dempsey got a three-year sentence with the final year suspended. Harford, with an address at Dolphin House, Rialto, and Dempsey, of New Road, Inchicore, were sentenced today for this and a string of other violent offences.
Convicted Person
Charges: committing violent disorder at the Basin Street flat complex, Dublin 8 on July 11 last year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Harford was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to five years with the final 2.5 years suspended, while Dempsey got a three-year sentence with the final year suspended. Harford, with an address at Dolphin House, Rialto, and Dempsey, of New Road, Inchicore, were sentenced today for this and a string of other violent offences.
Places mentioned
- Basin Street
- Dublin
- Wainsford Manor Crescent
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dolphin House
- Cloverhill Prison
- New Road
- Parkgate Street
Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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