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Inmate further jailed for attack on officer in women's prison
Summary
A 39-year-old woman from Granard, County Longford, has been sentenced to twelve months in prison following an assault on a prison officer at the Dochas Centre in Mountjoy Prison on 29 September 2021. Stephanie Martin pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The court heard that Martin grabbed food aggressively from the officer, placed her in a headlock, and pulled her hair, causing significant injury. The officer required hospital treatment and subsequently took a year off work, reporting ongoing anxiety and trauma. Judge Orla Crowe noted the seriousness of assaulting an officer in the course of duty and Martin's twenty-two previous convictions. However, the judge considered mitigating factors including Martin's early guilty plea, apology, and remorse. Martin has not come to garda attention since the incident. The headline sentence was set at eighteen months before reduction to twelve months.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Inmate further jailed for attack on officer in women's prison. Charges or matters: one count of assault causing harm at the Dochas Centre in Mountjoy Prison on September 29, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 29, 2021 Incident
- December 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2023-10-20 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of assault causing harm at the Dochas Centre in Mountjoy Prison on September 29, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: After considering the mitigating factors of Martin's early guilty plea, her apology and that she had not come to garda attention since this offence, Judge Crowe sentenced Martin to 12 months in prison.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
- The prison
- Mater Hospital
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