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Three to be sentenced over violent incident that 'terrified' witnesses
Summary
Three men – Glen Keegan (41), Karl Keegan (31) and Thomas McAllister (48) – pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm to two men in an attack on a car at Killinarden Heights, Tallaght, on 25 April 2017. The incident occurred while children were present on a busy Dublin road. The men were not directly involved in the underlying dispute between two families but agreed to participate. Gardaí investigated the scene, finding a maroon car that had crashed into an orange car, with the assailants wearing balaclavas and carrying implements. The victims sustained superficial cuts; an ambulance was called and the children were taken home. The case was adjourned to 6 March 2023 for probation reports. The men's prior convictions and the circumstances of their involvement were presented in court, but no sentencing outcome was given in the article.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Three to be sentenced over violent incident that 'terrified' witnesses. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm to two men at Killinarden Heights, Tallaght on April 25, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 25, 2017 Incident
- March 6, 2023 Adjournment
- 2022-11-15 Publication
Why: The investigating garda agreed with Sarah Jane O'Callaghan BL, defending McAllister, that her client's previous drugs convictions relate to one incident and occurred because he was helping his brother with a drugs debt. Defence account reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Defendant
Defendant
Charges: two counts of assault causing harm to two men at Killinarden Heights, Tallaght on April 25, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today, Judge Pauline Codd adjourned the case until March 6, 2023 for probation reports to be prepared.
Places mentioned
- At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Russell Lane
- Kilcarrig Crescent
- Tallaght
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