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Murderer won't serve any additional jail time for attack on two men

Summary

Gavin Murphy, 31, is serving a life sentence for the murder of his former partner, Jennie Poole, and will not receive additional jail time for an earlier assault on two men. In January 2021, at a Clondalkin address, Murphy pleaded guilty to demanding money with menaces and two counts of assault. The incident involved Dwayne Jones and his father David, who answered a knock from a relative of Murphy. Murphy demanded €200, and during the confrontation he slashed Dwayne Jones's face with a blade, leaving permanent scarring, while David suffered a broken thumb. The court noted Murphy's remorse and imposed a four‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, which cannot run consecutively to his life term. The sentence is to run from the date of the hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Murderer won't serve any additional jail time for attack on two men. Charges or matters: demanding money with menaces and two counts of assault at an address in Clondalkin, on January 16, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 17, 2021 Incident
• January 16, 2021 Incident
• 2022-10-24 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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