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Dublin man jailed for 2.5 years after assaulting two people during botched robbery

Summary

Mark Kelly, 36, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to two offences of assault causing harm at The Schoolhouse Hotel, Ballsbridge, on 24 February 2014. Judge Mary Ellen Ring imposed a two-and-a-half-year sentence for these assaults, ordered to run consecutively to a three-year sentence for a burglary at Kincora Road, Clontarf, on 23 February 2012. The burglary sentence was backdated to July 2013. Kelly also received a two-year sentence for admitting to taking part in a robbery of an iPhone and wallet on Harcourt Street on 23 July 2012. Additionally, a four-year jail sentence for aggravated burglary, originally suspended in 2012, was activated in October 2013. The court noted Kelly has 34 previous convictions, including burglary and robbery, and has spent over 13 of the last 15 years in custody. During sentencing, Kelly apologized and stated he was taking cocaine at the time of the burglary. His defense counsel highlighted his history of heroin addiction, noting he stopped abusing the drug in 2006. The matter was finalized with the imposition of these consecutive and concurrent sentences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man jailed for 2.5 years after assaulting two people during botched robbery. Charges or matters: two offences of assault causing harm at The Schoolhouse Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin on 24 February 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• 24 February 2014 Incident
• February 23, 2012 Incident
• July 2013 Incident
• October 2013 Incident
• July 23, 2012 Incident
• 2015-07-27 Publication

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Topics

Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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