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'Not the crime of a mastermind': Burglar ended up hanging upside down from blinds

Summary

A man has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment following a burglary at a residential property in Dundrum, south Dublin on July 2nd, 2022. Gary Bailey, aged 45, of Gleann Na Ri, Druids Valley, Loughlinstown, pleaded guilty to the offence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. During the incident, the male occupant confronted the intruder and a struggle ensued in which Bailey grabbed the homeowner by the groin. As Bailey attempted to escape through a bedroom window, the resident struck him several times with a golf club, causing Bailey to become briefly suspended upside down from the window blinds before falling. Judge Martin Nolan noted that Bailey's primary objective upon being confronted was escape rather than violence. The court heard Bailey had acted impulsively, telling gardaí the burglary was not premeditated and that he had been under the influence of medication at the time. The judge accepted that Bailey had displayed remorse and wished to apologise to both victims.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Not the crime of a mastermind': Burglar ended up hanging upside down from blinds. Charges or matters: burglary on a property in Dundrum, Co Dublin on July 2, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• July 2, 2022 Incident
• July 2022 Incident
• 2023-02-16 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Burglary Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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