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'I am saying please': attacker tried to rape woman after following her to isolated bar toilets
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, 26, was sentenced for a 90‑second attempted rape and sexual assault that occurred on 12 November 2022 at a Dublin city‑centre bar. He followed a woman to the bar's isolated toilets, where he tried to rape her and asked her why she was screaming, saying "I am saying please." The victim's impact statement described how the attack left her unable to scream or use a high‑pitched voice for months, and how the fear of using a toilet has persisted. Mohamed pleaded guilty and had no prior convictions. Judge Paul McDermott imposed a headline sentence of seven years for attempted rape and four years for sexual assault, with the two sentences running concurrently for a total of five years and six months. He also ordered four years of post‑release supervision to protect the public.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'I am saying please': attacker tried to rape woman after following her to isolated bar toilets. Charges or matters: attempted rape and sexual assault at a Dublin city centre bar on November 12, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 12, 2022 Incident
- January 2023 Incident
- 2024-05-03 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: attempted rape and sexual assault at a Dublin city centre bar on November 12, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice McDermot noted that Mohamed seemed to be an isolated person and that he would be serving his sentence as a foreign nation in an Irish prison. He imposed concurrent sentences totalling five years and six months.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal court
- Central Criminal Court
- Townsend Street
- Dublin
- Dublin city
- Irish prison
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