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Family feud led to 40-minute long brawl in maternity hospital
Summary
A 15‑year‑old girl, Bernadette Donovan, was involved in a 40‑minute brawl at the Rotunda Hospital reception during a family feud. The fight, which took place around Christmas 2018, saw a group of five women and two men shouting at a couple who had come to the hospital. The altercation included a woman being kicked and a man holding a wine bottle. CCTV identified Donovan, who did not engage in violence, and she was arrested in March 2019. She pleaded guilty to affray. Judge Orla Crowe sentenced her to nine months, suspended for two years on strict conditions, noting her age and that she was the youngest participant. Donovan has no prior convictions and is completing a baking course.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Family feud led to 40-minute long brawl in maternity hospital. Charges or matters: affray at the Rotunda Hospital on December 16, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 16, 2018 Incident
- March 5, 2019 Incident
- Christmas Incident
- 2022-07-28 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: affray at the Rotunda Hospital on December 16, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Eimear Dodd A teenager who was just 15 when she took part in a violent, 40-minute long brawl in the reception area of a maternity hospital as part of a family feud has been handed a fully suspended sentence. She suspended the nine-month sentence for two years on strict conditions.
Places mentioned
- Gardiner Street
- Dublin city
- Rotunda Hospital
- The hospital
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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