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PTSD sufferer in "bizarre", violent "blackout" attack on women and children
Summary
Swiatoslaw Jaroszynski, 34, was jailed for 20 months after a violent attack in Clondalkin, Dublin, on 26 May 2018. He assaulted a woman jogging on the outer ring road, tried to bite her, and then attacked a passerby, Robert Keogh, during the struggle. Jaroszynski forced a woman driving with her 11‑ and 9‑year‑old children to stop, jumped onto her car's bonnet, headbutted the windscreen, smashed the rear passenger window, and tried to bite the woman's throat. He also grabbed the children and struck them. He had previously been involved in a head‑on collision and fled the scene. Jaroszynski pleaded guilty to three assault‑causing‑harm charges and unlawful interference with a car. He had a history of a suspended drug sentence and a robbery conviction. The judge noted his PTSD and drug use, but imposed a 20‑month sentence, citing the case's violent and unusual nature.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: PTSD sufferer in "bizarre", violent "blackout" attack on women and children. Charges or matters: three charges of assault causing harm in relation to the two women and Mr Keogh in Clondalkin on May 26, 2018; unlawfully interfering with a car on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 26, 2018 Incident
- 2019-10-15 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: three charges of assault causing harm in relation to the two women and Mr Keogh in Clondalkin on May 26, 2018; unlawfully interfering with a car on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) By Sonya McLean and Isabel Hayes A man who tried to hijack a car while attacking a woman and her two children, having just assaulted a jogger and the man who came to her assistance, has been jailed for 20 months. He said that but for the mitigating circumstances in the case, he would have imposed a sentence of four years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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