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Man who suffered with psychiatric issues given community service for attack on ex
Summary
Milo Stuart, 26, pleaded guilty to criminal damage, assault causing harm and production of an article after breaking into his ex‑girlfriend's Dublin apartment on 6 November 2018. He had psychiatric issues at the time, had refused admission to a psychiatric hospital two days before the incident, and had not contacted the victim since. The court heard that Stuart had no prior convictions and that the victim had worked for a catering company run by Stuart's mother, with whom she had a turbulent relationship. During the incident Stuart broke the victim's door, took her phone, held a knife to her stomach, and forced her into a bathroom where she was injured. Gardaí arrested him after the scene. Judge Martin Nolan, noting Stuart's psychiatric state and guilty plea, ordered 150 hours of community service in lieu of a one‑year prison term.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man who suffered with psychiatric issues given community service for attack on ex. Charges or matters: criminal damage, assault causing harm and production of an article in the course of a dispute at the victim's address in Dublin city centre on November 6, 2018; the offences regardless. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 6, 2018 Incident
- 2021-02-24 Publication
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Accused
Charges: criminal damage, assault causing harm and production of an article in the course of a dispute at the victim's address in Dublin city centre on November 6, 2018; the offences regardless (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suggested this might be "one of those exceptional cases" in which an order of community service is appropriate. He ordered Stuart to complete 150 hours of community service in lieu of a one-year sentence of imprisonment.
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