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Drunk UK man served extra "10 to 15 shots" before going on assault "rampage" in lap dancing club

Date
2015-02-20

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Martin Nolan expressed shock that Club Lapello on Dame Street served an already intoxicated UK customer, Daniel Rains, 31, up to 15 additional alcoholic shots before he launched an assault rampage. Rains, an electrician from Manchester, pleaded guilty to assaulting Mauritian national Ramanasmany Manthaly, causing a fractured cheekbone, and to assaulting two other customers and two security officers on 26 January 2014. He had four prior UK convictions for assault. Garda Ciaran O'Sullivan noted Rains had no recollection of the attacks and had expressed remorse. The judge imposed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year jail term, crediting time already spent in custody awaiting bail, and criticised the club for allowing Rains to remain on the premises after staff had warned him to "quieten down.".

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Drunk UK man served extra "10 to 15 shots" before going on assault "rampage" in lap dancing club. Charges or matters: assaulting Mauritian national Ramanasmany Manthaly causing him harm at Club Lapello, Dame Street, on January 26, 2014; assault causing harm to another customer, Nikat Koc, and common assault to security men, Toder Ivascu and Luiz Wynne, on the same date. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

January 26, 2014 Incident
2015-02-20 Publication

Case subjects

Daniel Rains

Defendant

Charges: assaulting Mauritian national Ramanasmany Manthaly causing him harm at Club Lapello, Dame Street, on January 26, 2014; assault causing harm to another customer, Nikat Koc, and common assault to security men, Toder Ivascu and Luiz Wynne, on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty