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Bottle smashed into teen's head during burglary

Summary

A 29‑year‑old man, Dylan Murphy, was arrested after a teenager was attacked during a burglary at a flat on Thomas Street, Dublin. The victim, an Iranian teenager aged 19, was taken to hospital after Murphy smashed a large bottle across the side of his head. Murphy was seen walking around the emergency department and was found to be carrying stolen Iraqi currency and rolling tobacco. He claimed he could not explain how he had the cash and denied having broken into the flat. He also admitted to taking tablets and drinking beer and whiskey. Judge Pauline Codd sentenced Murphy to six years in prison, suspending the final four years, and ordered that the sentence run consecutively with two years already imposed for other robberies in 2018. The suspension was conditional on Murphy attending drug treatment, alcohol awareness and anger management programmes and maintaining good behaviour.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Bottle smashed into teen's head during burglary. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• 2020-06-11 Publication

Why: She noted that he had a particularly difficult upbringing and went into State care in his early teens because his mother could not look after him. CNI source report

Places mentioned

Topics

Burglary Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft

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