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Attacker bit stranger 'in act of savagery'
Summary
Dylan Fogarty, aged 26, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to multiple offences. He bit a man on Dame Street, Dublin, in an "act of savagery" following a minor altercation, and also bit his pregnant former partner's face after an argument. In addition to the assault on the man, Fogarty pleaded guilty to assaulting his former partner at their home in April 2019, criminal damage to a plasterboard wall in June 2019, and harassment at various locations between April and November 2019. He has five prior convictions. Judge Martin Nolan noted Fogarty's difficulty with anger control when intoxicated, imposed concurrent sentences totalling three years, and ordered a ten‑year restriction on contact with his former partner. Fogarty has been clean of drugs in custody and is attending anger‑management courses. The court accepted his apology and expressed willingness to support his rehabilitation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Attacker bit stranger 'in act of savagery'. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to a man at Dame Street, Dublin on October 15, 2017; assault of his former partner at his home on date in April 2019, criminal damage of a plasterboard wall at her home in June 2019 and harassment at various locations on dates between April and November 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 15, 2017 Incident
- April 2019 Incident
- June 2019 Incident
- November 2019 Incident
- 2020-11-16 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assault causing harm to a man at Dame Street, Dublin on October 15, 2017; assault of his former partner at his home on date in April 2019, criminal damage of a plasterboard wall at her home in June 2019 and harassment at various locations on dates between April and November 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A 26-year-old man who bit a stranger "in an act of savagery" after overreacting to a minor altercation and separately bit his own pregnant partner's face has been jailed for three years. Judge Nolan imposed concurrent sentences totalling three years in relation to all the offences.
Places mentioned
- Moorefield Drive
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dame Street
- Dublin
- Dame Street
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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