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Woman avoids jail for hitting boy (15) with cricket bat

Summary

Julie Maughan, 38, of Kimmage Manor, Terenure, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to a 15‑year‑old boy on 8 October 2022. She had mistaken the boy and his friends for people harassing her daughter and drove her van toward them, then exited with a cricket bat and struck the boy over the head. The boy was taken to hospital and received four stitches. No victim impact statement was given. Maughan was arrested that night after the boys called Gardaí. She denied involvement at the scene, but her mobile phone was seized and video showed her encouraging her daughter to cry in front of Gardaí. She has seven prior convictions, mainly traffic offences and one drug‑related offence from 2013. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced her to two years' imprisonment, suspended in full on strict conditions, after noting the assault was "reasonably bad" but that she did not deserve prison at this point.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman avoids jail for hitting boy (15) with cricket bat. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to a 15-year-old boy on October 8, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• October 8, 2022 Incident
• 2023-11-10 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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