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Woman jailed for punching A&E nurse while drunk has jail term cut on appeal
Summary
Samantha Corbett, 30, was sentenced to three years in prison for punching a nurse at Mercy University Hospital's A&E on 26 July 2014. The judge suspended the final twelve months of the sentence. On appeal, Mr Justice John Edwards reduced her net jail term to fifteen months. The reduction was based on Corbett's intoxication at the time, her lack of recollection, her young child in care, and her substance‑abuse history. The Court of Appeal also required her to pay a €100 bond, to keep the peace, and to remain of good behaviour for the suspended portion of her sentence and for two years after release. The nurse, who had worked in the emergency department for 22 years, said the assault caused her daily neck pain and disrupted her family life. Corbett accepted the conditions imposed by the court. The unnamed woman pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman jailed for punching A&E nurse while drunk has jail term cut on appeal. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to the nurse at Mercy University Hospital on July 26 2014. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- July 26 2014 Incident
- April 22, 2015 Incident
- 2015-07-21 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: assault causing harm to the nurse at Mercy University Hospital on July 26 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A woman jailed for punching a nurse while she was intoxicated in A&E has had her jail term reduced on appeal. Corbett was sentenced to three years in prison with the final twelve months suspended by Judge David Riordan on April 22, 2015.
Places mentioned
- Cork
- Cork Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Mercy University Hospital
Topics
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