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Spanish trio caught graffitiing Dart carriages avoid jail
Summary
Three Spanish men – Jonay Saiz Gallo (25), Luis Garcia Diaz (30) and Francisco Jose Jiminez Espinosa (27) – pleaded guilty to criminal damage after spray‑painting four Dart carriages at Fairview Dart Depot on 10 October 2021. The vandalism caused €12,193 in damage to the carriages and €6,494 in lost revenue for Irish Rail, totalling over €18,700. Garda evidence showed the men were caught on CCTV, with Gallo recording the others on his phone. All three were apprehended by Gardaí, while a fourth escaped. Judge Pauline Codd sentenced each man to a suspended term – Gallo two and a half years, Diaz two years, Espinosa two years – and ordered them to pay €1,200, €2,500 and €1,700 respectively to Irish Rail within 12 months. The court noted the men had no prior convictions and had pleaded guilty early, expressing remorse and offering compensation. The sentences were suspended on the condition that each man keeps the peace.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Spanish trio caught graffitiing Dart carriages avoid jail. Charges or matters: criminal damage at Fairview Dart Depot on October 10, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 10, 2021 Other
- 2022-07-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: criminal damage at Fairview Dart Depot on October 10, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd said a substantial amount of damage was caused before she imposed suspended sentences on the three men and ordered them to pay compensation to Irish Rail within 12 months. Judge Codd imposed a suspended two-year sentence on the condition that Espinosa keeps the peace.
Defendant
Charges: criminal damage at Fairview Dart Depot on October 10, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd said a substantial amount of damage was caused before she imposed suspended sentences on the three men and ordered them to pay compensation to Irish Rail within 12 months. Judge Codd imposed a sentence of two and a half years, suspended for the same period on the condition that Gallo keeps the peace and pays €1,200 to Irish Rail.
Defendant
Charges: criminal damage at Fairview Dart Depot on October 10, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd said a substantial amount of damage was caused before she imposed suspended sentences on the three men and ordered them to pay compensation to Irish Rail within 12 months. She imposed a suspended two-year sentence, on the conditions that Diaz keeps the peace and pays €2,500 to Irish Rail.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Mountshannon
- Mountshannon Road
- Dublin
- Susan Terrace
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