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Man left clinging to van bonnet during neighbourhood row
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 9 November 2022, Peter Lynch, 51, pleaded guilty to four offences arising from a neighbourhood row on 28 October 2020. He was found guilty of assault, assault causing harm, producing a pen in the course of a dispute and using threatening and abusive behaviour. Lynch drove away from the scene with a neighbour clinging to his van's bonnet, an act captured on CCTV and phone footage. The judge, Elma Sheahan, imposed a 12‑month sentence for the pen offence and a 22‑month sentence for the assault causing harm, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions. Both sentences run concurrently. Lynch was ordered to pay €1,500 to each victim or to the Simon Community if declined, and to be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months. The case was adjourned for finalisation on 8 November 2023.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man left clinging to van bonnet during neighbourhood row. Charges or matters: one count of assault, one count of producing a pen in the course of a dispute, one count of assault causing harm and one of using threatening and abusive behaviour at Roseglen Avenue, Kilbarrack, Dublin on October 28, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 28, 2020 Incident
- November 8, 2023 Adjournment
- 2022-11-09 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of assault, one count of producing a pen in the course of a dispute, one count of assault causing harm and one of using threatening and abusive behaviour at Roseglen Avenue, Kilbarrack, Dublin on October 28, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In relation to the assault causing harm, Judge Sheahan set a sentence of 22 months with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions.; She adjourned the case to November 8, 2023 for finalisation and directed Lynch to remain away from the street in question.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Northlands Road
- Roseglen Avenue
- Dublin
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