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Violent offender who tried to murder teen has suspended sentence activated
Summary
Micheal Corbett, aged 30, had the six‑year suspended portion of his nine‑year sentence for attempted murder of a 17‑year‑old at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill activated by Mr Justice Michael White on 29 July 2020. The activation follows a psychiatric report indicating Corbett is at risk of future violence and a series of violent incidents while in custody, including assaulting other prisoners and attacking a nurse with a sock. Corbett had previously pleaded guilty to the attempted murder committed on 27 June 2016, which left the victim with a four‑inch stab wound to the chest and a head injury from a piece of timber. The court's decision means Corbett will serve the full nine years from the date of his initial arrest for the attempted murder. The judge noted that the risks identified in the psychiatric report made it impossible to rely on the suspended sentence to manage Corbett's psychosis.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Violent offender who tried to murder teen has suspended sentence activated. Charges or matters: attempted murder. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 27, 2016 Incident
- October 6, 2016 Incident
- July 2018 Incident
- 2020-07-29 Publication
Why: The victim, who is not named because he was a minor at the time, suffered a four-inch stab wound to the chest and Corbett struck another teenager on the head with a piece of timber. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: attempted murder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge had originally imposed a nine-year sentence with six years suspended for the attempted murder of the 17-year-old on June 27, 2016 at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill in Dublin. When Mr Curtin went in after him Corbett used a sock to try to strangle the nurse. keJudge Melanie Greally at the Circuit Court imposed a five-year sentence on Corbett and suspended the final two-and-a-half years for 15 years on strict conditions.
Places mentioned
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
- Central Mental Hospital
- Central Criminal Court
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