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Woman tied up and had boiling water poured over her during missing drugs row
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Paul Clarke (29) was sentenced to four years and three months' imprisonment for assault causing harm to Lyndsey Byrne, who was tied up, struck with a stick and repeatedly scalded with boiling water during two attacks in November 2021. Clarke, described as the "main man", was accompanied by Josh Conlon (19) on the first day and Craig Kelly (38) on the second. Conlon pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, while Kelly pleaded guilty to simple assault. Clarke's sentence was back‑dated to the date of his arrest. The court noted Clarke's 79 prior convictions and the severity of the assault, while Kelly received a five‑month sentence and Conlon's sentence was to be decided the following day. The proceedings focused on the assault and the guilty pleas, without reference to any subsequent developments.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman tied up and had boiling water poured over her during missing drugs row. Charges or matters: one count of assault causing harm to Lyndsey Byrne at the apartment she lived in with her partner at The Maltings, Watling Street, Dublin 8; assault causing harm and Kelly, of Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of simple assault; the other two who entered guilty pleas on the first day of his trial. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 2021 Incident
- November 12 Incident
- 2023-02-07 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of assault causing harm to Lyndsey Byrne at the apartment she lived in with her partner at The Maltings, Watling Street, Dublin 8; assault causing harm and Kelly, of Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of simple assault; the other two who entered guilty pleas on the first day of his trial (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan handed Kelly a five-month sentence for his role in the incident and took into account the time he has already spent in custody, noting Kelly would not spend much longer in custody as a result.
Defendant
Charges: one count of assault causing harm to Lyndsey Byrne at the apartment she lived in with her partner at The Maltings, Watling Street, Dublin 8; assault causing harm and Kelly, of Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of simple assault; the other two who entered guilty pleas on the first day of his trial (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan said he would consider Conlon's case overnight and sentence him tomorrow.
Defendant
Charges: one count of assault causing harm to Lyndsey Byrne at the apartment she lived in with her partner at The Maltings, Watling Street, Dublin 8; assault causing harm and Kelly, of Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of simple assault; the other two who entered guilty pleas on the first day of his trial (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down a sentence of four years and three months and backdated it to November 2021 when Clarke went into custody.
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Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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