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Man jailed for 'thuggish' attack on brother and sister in their own home

Date
2023-07-14

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Mountjoy

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Jordon Doyle, aged 23, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm against Nikita and Gareth Kenny at their Mountjoy Square apartment on 30 January 2023. Doyle, who had 16 prior District Court convictions including violent disorder and possession of explosives, entered the home armed with an iron bar. The assault on Mr Kenny resulted in nine stitches, while Ms Kenny sustained two lumps on her head after a struggle. Judge Pauline Codd, citing the iron bar as the most aggravating factor and Doyle's previous violent disorder conviction, imposed a headline sentence of four years for Mr Kenny's assault and three years for Ms Kenny's. After considering mitigating factors such as Doyle's early guilty plea and personal circumstances, the judge sentenced Doyle to three years for Mr Kenny's assault and two years for Ms Kenny's assault, with both sentences running concurrently and backdated to his earlier custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man jailed for 'thuggish' attack on brother and sister in their own home. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm to Nikita and Gareth Kenny at an apartment in Mountjoy Square on January 30, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

January 30, 2023 Incident
2023-07-14 Publication

Case subjects

Jordon Doyle

Defendant

Charges: two counts of assault causing harm to Nikita and Gareth Kenny at an apartment in Mountjoy Square on January 30, 2023 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: After considering the mitigating factors, Judge Codd sentenced Doyle to three years in prison for the assault on Mr Kenny and two years for the assault on Ms Kenny, with sentences to run concurrently and backdated to when he went into custody earlier this year.