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Ross Hutch gets 10 years for malicious slashing, 'savage' beating of girlfriend
Summary
Ross Hutch, 31, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for two separate assaults in August 2021. On 22 August he slashed the face of a man outside a pub on Sheriff Street, leaving serious disfiguring scars. The next day he violently attacked his ex‑girlfriend at Holyhead Hostel on Gardiner Street, punching, kicking, and stomping her down two flights of stairs. Video evidence showed the brutal attacks. Judge Martin Nolan imposed seven and a half years for the slashing and two and a half years for the assault on the woman, sentences to run consecutively. Hutch pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm in both cases. He has 75 prior convictions, including assault, firearms, and robbery. The sentence was back‑dated to 25 August 2021 when he entered custody. The court noted his history of drug and alcohol use but found no recognised psychological problem. The judge said Hutch could change his life if he wanted to.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ross Hutch gets 10 years for malicious slashing, 'savage' beating of girlfriend. Charges or matters: assault causing serious harm to his ex-girlfriend's partner on August 22, 2021, by slashing the man's face with a knife. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 22, 2021 Incident
- August 23, 2021 Incident
- February 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 25, 2021 Other
- 2013 and 2016 Other
- 2023-03-29 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assault causing serious harm to his ex-girlfriend's partner on August 22, 2021, by slashing the man's face with a knife (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) By Isabel Hayes and Jessica Magee Ross Hutch has been sentenced to ten years in prison for disfiguring the face of an ex-partner's boyfriend in a slashing attack before going on to "savagely" beat his then girlfriend over a 48-hour-period in 2021. Judge Nolan sentenced Hutch to seven and a half years in prison for the assault causing serious harm to the man and to two and a half years for assaulting the woman, both sentences to run consecutively.
Places mentioned
- Portland Place
- Dublin
- Sheriff Street
- Gardiner Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Sheriff Street
- Mater Hospital
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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