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Family 'terrorised' after 'animalistic' gang attack on home

Summary

A Dublin man, Anthony McNamara, aged 27, received a five‑and‑a‑half‑year prison sentence for taking part in an "animalistic" attack on a family home in Ardmore Park, Tallaght, on 9 October 2018. The gang, about ten men, most wearing balaclavas and hoods, broke a wooden fence and smashed the house's front window, with McNamara armed with a machete. He also threw a child's scooter at a female resident, who was struck on the head and later could not open her mouth for eight months. The court found McNamara guilty of violent disorder, possession of a machete during a dispute and criminal damage. Judge Pauline Codd noted the violence continued after the homeowners retreated, and she suspended the final six months of the sentence on the condition he keep the peace. The sentence runs concurrently with a three‑year term imposed in December 2018 for a separate assault, both back‑dated to October 2018.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Family 'terrorised' after 'animalistic' gang attack on home. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• October 9, 2018 Other
• August 27, 2018 Incident
• October 2018 Incident
• 2020-03-02 Publication

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Trial Violent Crime

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