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Man who tried to murder teen at Hellfire club continues violent behaviour in prison
Summary
Michael Corbett, aged 30, was released in July 2018 after serving less than three years of a nine‑year sentence for an attempted murder of a 17‑year‑old at the Hellfire Club on Dublin's Montpelier Hill. The final six years of his sentence were suspended because he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the attack. In October 2016, while an in‑patient at the Central Mental Hospital, Corbett tried to strangle nurse Declan Curtin with a sock; he pleaded guilty to assaulting Curtin and was sentenced to five years, with the final two‑and‑a‑half years suspended for 15 years on strict conditions, including supervision by the Probation Service and residence at an approved address. Corbett remains in custody in relation to the Dublin Circuit Court matter and is due for release in August.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man who tried to murder teen at Hellfire club continues violent behaviour in prison. Charges or matters: attempted murder; assaulting Mr Curtin, causing him harm. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 2018 Incident
- June 27, 2016 Incident
- October 6, 2016 Incident
- July 17 Incident
- 2020-06-30 Publication
Why: The final six years of his sentence were suspended because he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the attack. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: attempted murder; assaulting Mr Curtin, causing him harm (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Melanie Greally imposed a five-year sentence and suspended the final two-and-a-half years for 15 years on strict conditions. He noted that the illness would manifest itself again if Corbett stopped taking his medication or returned to alcohol or drugs and imposed a sentence of nine years, with six years suspended on specific conditions.
Places mentioned
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
- Central Mental Hospital
- Central Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin Circuit Court
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