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Dad who used car as 'battering ram' on family home fails in appeal
Summary
In Kilkenny Circuit Criminal Court, William Harty, aged 31, was found guilty of endangerment and criminal damage after he deliberately crashed his car into the front of his family home in Kilmanagh, Co Kilkenny, causing over €50,000 in damage. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment by Judge Cormac Quinn in October 2020. Harty appealed, arguing that the 999 call made by his wife should not have been admitted and that the crime scene had not been properly preserved by the Gardaí. The Court of Appeal, in a judgment by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice John Edwards, dismissed the appeal. The court upheld the admissibility of the 999 call and found no practical effect from any alleged preservation issues, confirming the original conviction and sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dad who used car as 'battering ram' on family home fails in appeal. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 22, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 28 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-05-12 Publication
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