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Youth (20) with 93 previous convictions sentenced over 'mayhem' at Oberstown
Summary
Thomas Green (20), of Bluebell, Dublin 8, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to arson at Oberstown Children Detention Campus on August 29, 2016. He also admitted two charges of unlawful use of a vehicle and one count of robbery involving two mobiles and cash. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a total of five years imprisonment, suspending the final year. The court noted Green had 93 previous convictions and a drug problem. Prosecution evidence described Green as playing an active role in the incident, which caused €3 million in damage to the unit. In related matters, co-accused Shane Farrelly (20) was previously jailed for two years after pleading guilty to public disorder and damaging property at the centre. Three other youths who pleaded guilty to arson were jailed for five years, with the final two years suspended. Green was not charged with stealing the vehicles he drove, nor with damage to a convenience store or a jewellery shop, though he admitted shattering a window in the latter. The judge acknowledged Green's apology and potential for rehabilitation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Youth (20) with 93 previous convictions sentenced over 'mayhem' at Oberstown. Charges or matters: arson at Oberstown Children Detention Campus on August 29, 2016; one count of public disorder and two counts of damaging property at a unit in the detention centre; arson, were previously jailed for five years, with the final two years suspended; driving the stolen car rather than stealing it. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 29, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 8, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 12, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 6, 2018 Other
- August 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 7, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 12, 2019 Other
- December 3, 2018 Incident
- 2020-06-29 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: one count of public disorder and two counts of damaging property at a unit in the detention centre; arson, were previously jailed for five years, with the final two years suspended; driving the stolen car rather than stealing it (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Shane Farrelly (20) of Ben Madigan Road, Drimnagh, Dublin, a co-accused of Green's in the riot, was jailed for two years after he pleaded guilty to one count of public disorder and two counts of damaging property at a unit in the detention centre. Three of the other youths, who also pleaded guilty to arson, were previously jailed for five years, with the final two years suspended.
Defendant
Charges: arson at Oberstown Children Detention Campus on August 29, 2016; one count of public disorder and two counts of damaging property at a unit in the detention centre; arson, were previously jailed for five years, with the final two years suspended; driving the stolen car rather than stealing it (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Thomas Green (20) of La Touche Road, Bluebell, Dublin 8 pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to arson at Oberstown Children Detention Campus on August 29, 2016. Last November, Shane Farrelly (20) of Ben Madigan Road, Drimnagh, Dublin, a co-accused of Green's in the riot, was jailed for two years after he pleaded guilty to one count of public disorder and two counts of damaging property at a unit in the detention centre.
Places mentioned
- La Touche Road
- Dublin
- Ben Madigan Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- McDonald's drive
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