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Garda attacker jailed after refusing to do community service

Date
2021-10-28

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Blanchardstown

County
Dublin

Summary

Phillip Kavanagh, aged 35, was convicted of assaulting Garda Conor Mohan on 7 January 2017 after an incident at a Focus Ireland supported housing complex. He was acquitted of a separate assault on Garda Theresa Moore. Kavanagh had pleaded not guilty to both offences. At a sentencing hearing in July 2021, Judge Martin Nolan had intended to impose 240 hours of community service in lieu of four months imprisonment, but the court found Kavanagh unsuitable for community service. Kavanagh refused to accept the jury's verdict. Judge Nolan sentenced him to four months imprisonment. The case involved conflicting accounts from the two gardaí, with Garda Moore alleging Kavanagh lashing out and Kavanagh denying assault. The court did not consider any later evidence or outcomes beyond the sentencing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Garda attacker jailed after refusing to do community service. Charges or matters: a common assault on her colleague on the same date; assaulting Garda Conor Mohan at Aylward Green, Cappagh Road, Finglas, on January 7, 2017; both offences. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Acquitted

When:

July 2021 Incident
January 7, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
2021-10-28 Publication

Case subjects

Phillip Kavanagh

Convicted Person

Charges: a common assault on her colleague on the same date; assaulting Garda Conor Mohan at Aylward Green, Cappagh Road, Finglas, on January 7, 2017; both offences (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Acquitted

Outcome: Acquitted; At a previous sentencing hearing, Judge Martin Nolan indicated he intended to impose 240 hours of community service in lieu of four months imprisonment and adjourned the case for a community service report. Judge Nolan sentenced Kavanagh to four months imprisonment.; At a previous sentencing hearing, Judge Martin Nolan indicated he intended to impose 240 hours of community service in lieu of four months imprisonment and adjourned the case for a community service report.