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Sex attack on runner 12 days into suspended sentence for knife attack on escort
Summary
In January 2021 Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced 24‑year‑old Liam Vickers to a two‑year suspended term for assault causing harm in a Dublin apartment on 30 September 2017. He had earlier convictions for driving while holding a mobile phone and failure to appear. The court heard that Vickers had threatened the victim's roommate and ordered the victim to delete his phone number and texts. Vickers was later found to have followed a 21‑year‑old woman while she was running near her family home on 3 February, pushed her against park railings, and sexually assaulted her. He admitted the act was sexually motivated. The court adjourned the case to 6 December, with CCTV footage presented and a victim impact statement noting eight weeks of work absence and ongoing safety concerns. The case remains pending. Liam Vickers pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sex attack on runner 12 days into suspended sentence for knife attack on escort. Charges or matters: assault causing harm in an apartment in Dublin city centre in the early hours of September 30, 2017; murdering Vickers mother in 2009; sexual assault of the woman in a Dublin suburb. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 2021 Incident
- September 30, 2017 Incident
- February 3 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 22, 2021 Incident
- December 6 Adjournment
- September 2017 Incident
- 2021-11-29 Publication
Why: A victim impact statement from the woman said she was out of work for eight weeks following the assault because she had such difficulty sleeping. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm in an apartment in Dublin city centre in the early hours of September 30, 2017; murdering Vickers mother in 2009; sexual assault of the woman in a Dublin suburb (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Liam Vickers (24) was handed down a two-year suspended sentence from Judge Elma Sheahan in January 2021 after he pleaded guilty to assault causing harm in an apartment in Dublin city centre in the early hours of September 30, 2017. Judge Sheahan heard that Vickers has been in custody since the previously two-year suspended sentence was re-activated.; Judge Sheahan said she needed time to consider the case and adjourned it to December 6, next.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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