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Suspended sentence for bloody fistfight that ended on bonnet of garda car.
Summary
John Paul Casey, 30, pleaded guilty to affray after a bloody fistfight that escalated onto the bonnet of a Garda car in Tallaght. The altercation began at Mayfield Crescent on 24 February 2014, with Casey and another man, both topless and covered in blood, surrounded by up to 30 onlookers. The fight resumed after a brief break, leading to pepper spray being used to separate them. Casey received a one‑year suspended sentence, with the judge noting the incident followed a night's drinking and that Casey was on strong anti‑depressant medication.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for bloody fistfight that ended on bonnet of garda car.. Charges or matters: affray. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 24, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-02-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: affray (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He received a one year suspended sentence. Imposing a one year suspended sentence, Judge O'Donohoe said that his sentence would have been far less lenient if the fight was "one of these traveller prize-fights" which are "becoming far too much a feature of Irish society".
Places mentioned
- Dublin Central Criminal Court
- Tallaght
- Tallaght hospital
Topics
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