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Teen who stabbed uncle over heroin buy for father is jailed
Summary
A 19‑year‑old Dubliner was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended, for stabbing his uncle in the chest with a kitchen knife on 27 August 2018. The teenager, who had threatened the uncle earlier that day, stabbed him once in the chest, causing a collapsed lung and serious injury. He had followed the uncle after the attack and attempted to finish him off, and had also beaten the victim with his crutch. The court noted the defendant's history of carrying knives, drug addiction, alcohol use, ADHD, dyslexia and being on the autism spectrum. He pleaded guilty in January 2020 and had a prior conviction for assault. The judge reduced the headline sentence from six to four years, citing the early guilty plea and remorse, and imposed a suspended year on conditions of abstaining from drugs, attending education and addressing anger management. The victim fully recovered and forgave the nephew.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Teen who stabbed uncle over heroin buy for father is jailed. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 27, 2018 Incident
- August 27, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 30 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-04-27 Publication
Why: A teenage boy who stabbed his uncle in the chest because he did not want him to buy heroin for his father has been jailed for three years. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A teenage boy who stabbed his uncle in the chest because he did not want him to buy heroin for his father has been jailed for three years. Mr Justice Owens then sentenced the teenager to four years imprisonment with the final year suspended, backdated to August 27, 2019.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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