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Chef who used work knife to attack sex worker is jailed

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Danilo De Silva, aged 41, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for assault causing harm to a sex worker. The incident occurred in November 2020 when De Silva, who had previously worked as a professional chef, confronted the woman after they had consensual sex at her apartment in Clondalkin. He shouted at her, demanding money, and swung a large kitchen knife at her head and throat. The victim, who was operating as a sex worker, managed to shield herself with her hand, sustaining a cut on her palm and a small cut to her face. Gardaí found the palm heavily cut and covered in blood. De Silva fled but was later arrested. In June 2021 he pleaded guilty to the assault. The judge highlighted the vulnerability of the victim and the need for deterrence, noting the knife was in his backpack from his chef work. The sentence was three years' imprisonment.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Chef who used work knife to attack sex worker is jailed. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to the woman at her home in Clondalkin on November, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 2020 Incident
• June 2021 Incident
• 2022-05-31 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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