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Dad of two (21) burgled home while on bail for vicious attack

Date
2020-06-18

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Daniel Murphy, aged 21, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for two offences. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on 6 September 2018 and to aggravated burglary on 4 January 2020. The assault involved a Latvian man whose stolen bike was unlocked by another man; Murphy and a third man punched and kicked the victim, who required stitches and suffered a black eye. While on bail for the assault, Murphy and another man broke into a flat on James' Street. The resident confronted them, and Murphy jabbed a screwdriver at her. They attempted to steal her TV and phone, smashing a window in the process. The court noted 53 prior convictions, many from juvenile years. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a one‑year term for the assault and a three‑and‑a‑half‑year term for the burglary, running consecutively, with the final 18 months suspended for an effective custodial term of three years.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dad of two (21) burgled home while on bail for vicious attack. Charges or matters: assault causing harm at Liffey Street Upper, Dublin on September 6, 2018, and to aggravated burglary at Mary Aikenhead House, James' Street, Dublin on January 4, 2020; "two rather worrying crimes". Procedural stage: sentence

When:

September 6, 2018 Incident
January 4, 2020 Incident
2020-06-18 Publication

Case subjects

Daniel Murphy

Defendant

Charges: assault causing harm at Liffey Street Upper, Dublin on September 6, 2018, and to aggravated burglary at Mary Aikenhead House, James' Street, Dublin on January 4, 2020; "two rather worrying crimes" (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Nolan sentenced him to one year imprisonment for the assault. He also sentenced him to three-and-a-half years imprisonment for the burglary and ordered that it run consecutive to the other sentence.