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Victim cut with ripped beer can after refusing to give cigarette
Summary
Sean O'Neill, a 19‑year‑old from Carton Court, Ballymun, pleaded guilty to assault after refusing a cigarette in a beer garden. On 18 October 2020, outside Lombard's pub on Pearse Street, he approached two men in the smoking area, asked for a cigarette and was refused. He then emptied his beer can, tore it up and used it to cut one man above the eye. CCTV showed O'Neill, heavily intoxicated and unsteady, lunging forward and striking the victim. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to nine months imprisonment, fully suspended under strict conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Victim cut with ripped beer can after refusing to give cigarette. Charges or matters: production of an article during an assault at Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on October 18, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 18, 2020 Incident
- October 2020 Incident
- 2022-02-04 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: production of an article during an assault at Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on October 18, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He sentenced O'Neill to nine months imprisonment but suspended it in full under strict conditions.
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