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Chef stabbed in ongoing dispute with man who had 'mental collapse'
Summary
In July 2020, Gerard Griffin, aged 63, was remanded in custody after a series of violent incidents involving chef Bilal Ahmed at the Chicken Hut on Clanbrassil Street. Griffin had previously damaged the restaurant in 2017 with a hockey stick, smashing glass counters, displays, and CCTV cameras, and had assaulted Ahmed. In February 2020, while Ahmed was waiting outside the restaurant, Griffin stabbed him in the right hand with a kitchen knife. Griffin also inflicted a superficial wound on his own throat with a Stanley blade during a confrontation with Gardaí, who described a "siege" in his apartment where he threatened to pour boiling water and use booby traps. He pleaded guilty to assault, criminal damage, and threats of serious harm. The court remanded him pending sentencing, with a judge noting his history of 30 prior convictions and alleged mental collapse. The chef remains injured, suffering stiffness and pain in his right arm.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Chef stabbed in ongoing dispute with man who had 'mental collapse'. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Ahmed, criminal damage to the Chicken Hut and making threats to kill or cause serious harm on April 29, 2017; assault causing Mr Ahmed harm, production of a knife, and threats to kill or cause serious harm again on Clanbrassil Street on February 1, 2020. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- April 29, 2017 Incident
- February 1, 2020 Adjournment
- July 29 Adjournment
- April 2017 Incident
- 2020-07-01 Publication
Why: Gerard Griffin (63) had an ongoing dispute with Bilal Ahmed from the Chicken Hut on Clanbrassil Street in Dublin because of the levels of noise. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Mr Ahmed, criminal damage to the Chicken Hut and making threats to kill or cause serious harm on April 29, 2017; assault causing Mr Ahmed harm, production of a knife, and threats to kill or cause serious harm again on Clanbrassil Street on February 1, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Karen O'Connor remanded Griffin to July 29 next, having heard the evidence today.
Places mentioned
- Clanbrassil Street
- Dublin City
- Clanbrassil Street
- Clanbrassil Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime
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