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Sentence for 'disturbing' attack and threats in front of toddler upheld
Summary
Chad Redmond, aged 28, was sentenced by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three and a half years' imprisonment, with the final nine months suspended, for assault and criminal damage committed on 24 February 2019 at an apartment in Finglas. The offence involved threatening to kill the mother of his child and burn down her apartment while their three‑year‑old daughter witnessed the assault. Redmond pleaded guilty. His appeal to reduce the sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which found the judge had applied an appropriate discount to the headline term of 4.5 years and had correctly identified aggravating factors, including that Redmond was on bail when the offence occurred. The court held the sentence fell within the margin of appreciation. The case details the assault, the threat of killing, the attempt to take the child, and the subsequent arrest the following day.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sentence for 'disturbing' attack and threats in front of toddler upheld. Charges or matters: assault and criminal damage on February 24, 2019 at an apartment in Finglas, north Dublin. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- February 24, 2019 Incident
- 2021-11-16 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: assault and criminal damage on February 24, 2019 at an apartment in Finglas, north Dublin (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Chad Redmond (28) of Belclare Park, Ballymun, Dublin, was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment, with the final nine months suspended, after he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault and criminal damage on February 24, 2019 at an apartment in Finglas, north Dublin. Sentencing Redmond to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment, with the final nine months suspended, Judge Elma Sheahan said the facts of the case were "disturbing" and had involved a very young child witnessing her father's "assault and a threat to kill" against her mother.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
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