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Serial offender who repeatedly breached protection order had to be subdued by armed gardai
Summary
A 31-year-old man was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assault, trespassing, obstruction of a police officer, and breaching a protection order. The defendant, who cannot be named to protect the victim's anonymity, pleaded guilty to charges arising from incidents at a Dublin address between December 14, 2022, and February 26, 2023. Judge Martin Nolan described the events as three frightening incidents involving the defendant's former partner. During the first incident, the man allegedly attacked the woman and had to be restrained by gardai using pepper spray. He subsequently breached a protection order on two further occasions, with the final incident requiring the intervention of the armed support unit. The court noted the defendant has 59 previous convictions. Judge Nolan sentenced him to a total of three and a half years in prison. This sentence was backdated to the date he entered custody on this matter. The judge acknowledged the defendant's guilty plea and his good behavior in custody, where he is currently working in the kitchens, but emphasized his long history of offending.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial offender who repeatedly breached protection order had to be subdued by armed gardai. Charges or matters: assault, trespassing, obstruction of a police officer and breaching a protection order at an address in Dublin on dates between December 14, 2022, and February 26, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 14, 2022 Incident
- February 26, 2023 Incident
- January 19, 2023 Incident
- 2024-02-23 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: assault, trespassing, obstruction of a police officer and breaching a protection order at an address in Dublin on dates between December 14, 2022, and February 26, 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Claire Henry A serial offender who attacked his former partner and had to be subdued by armed gardai when he repeatedly breached a protection order been jailed for three and a half years. Judge Nolan said the defendant has a long history of offending and sentenced him to a total of three and a half years in prison, backdated to when he went into custody on this matter.
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