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Violent offender attacked hospital worker (63) on way home from shift
Summary
Leanne Kelly, 32, was jailed for two and a half years after assaulting a 63‑year‑old hospital worker on her way home from the Mater Hospital on 28 April 2022. Kelly pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to a woman outside the hospital. The victim, who had finished her shift and was collecting her bicycle, was struck on the side of her head by Kelly, who shouted abusive remarks before punching her. The blow caused the victim to fall onto the road, lose her sunglasses, and suffer bruising to her jaw and back of her head. She was taken to Mountjoy Garda Station and then to the Mater Hospital for treatment and overnight observation. Kelly had 64 prior convictions, including assault, robbery, theft and public order offences. She had previously been sentenced to two years' imprisonment with the final six months suspended in 2017. The court noted Kelly's extensive addiction history and trauma background.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Violent offender attacked hospital worker (63) on way home from shift. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to woman outside the Mater Hospital on April 28, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 28, 2022 Incident
- 2024-05-14 Publication
Why: The woman said Kelly caught her eye because she was wearing what she thought at the time was a bikini top, but was later revealed to be a bra. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to woman outside the Mater Hospital on April 28, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She was previously sentenced to two years' imprisonment with the final six months suspended in 2017. She imposed a sentence of three and a half years but suspended the final year on a number of conditions 'to acknowledge the steps she has taken'.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Mater Hospital
- they went to Mountjoy Garda Station
- Mountjoy
- grounds. While at the garda station
Topics
Public Order Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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