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Headline sentence increase for man who terrorised partner and 'savagely' attacked stranger
Summary
Dylan Fogarty, 27, pleaded guilty to assaulting his former partner in April 2019, criminal damage to her home in June 2019, and harassment between April and November 2019. He also pleaded guilty to assaulting an unknown man in October 2017. In November 2020, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years' imprisonment for both assaults, describing the second attack as "an act of savagery" and noting the victim required surgery. In November 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed the original sentence and imposed a headline term of four years and six months, suspending the last 18 months on the condition of a bond to keep the peace and remain drug‑free. The decision was based on the DPP's view that the original term was too lenient and on evidence of aggravating factors such as threats, violence while intoxicated, and a controlling relationship with the victim.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Headline sentence increase for man who terrorised partner and 'savagely' attacked stranger. Charges or matters: assaulting his then partner at his home on a date in April 2019; assault causing harm to a man he had never met before at Dame Street, Dublin on October 15, 2017. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- April 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2019 Incident
- November 2019 Incident
- November 2020 Incident
- October 15, 2017 Incident
- 2021-11-12 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting his then partner at his home on a date in April 2019; assault causing harm to a man he had never met before at Dame Street, Dublin on October 15, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing Fogarty to three years' imprisonment for both assaults, Judge Martin Nolan described the second attack – which also involved biting and left the victim requiring surgery under general anaesthetic – as "an act of savagery". Judge Nolan imposed concurrent sentences totalling three years in relation to all the offences.
Places mentioned
- Moorefield Drive
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Wheatfield Prison
- Dame Street
- Dublin
Topics
Drugs Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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