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Criminal with 174 previous convictions dragged homeless woman alongside car

Summary

Patrick Kinsella, aged 44, of St Ronan's Gardens, Clondalkin, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for endangerment, assault causing harm and driving without insurance after a 2022 incident in which he dragged a homeless woman beside his car. Kinsella, who has 174 prior convictions, had offered the woman a ride and later drove off with her. During the journey an argument erupted when the car hit a kerb and punctured a tyre. Kinsella blamed the woman, threatened to kill her, and sped up as she tried to leave, dragging her alongside the vehicle. Garda Kian Logan observed the woman hanging from the passenger door; she sustained soft‑tissue injuries to her left foot and right ankle. Kinsella pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Martin Nolan, noting his guilty plea, remorse and work history, imposed a four‑year sentence back‑dated to 21 June 2022 and a four‑year driving disqualification.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Criminal with 174 previous convictions dragged homeless woman alongside car. Charges or matters: one count of endangerment on Nangor Road, Clondalkin on June 21, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 21, 2022 Incident
• 2023-03-03 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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