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TV thrown off balcony landed on grandmother

Summary

Caroline Connors, aged 34, threw a television from the second‑floor balcony of her apartment in Sandyford, Dublin, in what she described as a "moment of madness" triggered by her ex‑partner. The TV fell onto a grandmother who was walking hand‑in‑hand with her granddaughter across a pedestrian crossing. The grandmother sustained leg and chest injuries and was taken to hospital that day. Connors, who had been intoxicated at the time of arrest, pleaded guilty to endangerment at her address on 27 June 2018. She had two prior convictions for criminal damage and public order. The court heard that the grandmother feared she and her granddaughter might have been killed. Judge Pauline Codd sentenced Connors to three years' imprisonment, suspending the entire term on strict conditions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: TV thrown off balcony landed on grandmother. Charges or matters: endangerment at her address on June 27, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 27, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2020-11-25 Publication

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Public Order Stage Sentence

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