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Violent criminal Dumbrell gets more jail time for city centre attack
Summary
Leroy Roche Dumbrell, 37, of Griffith Rath Hall, Maynooth, Co Kildare, was sentenced to three years in prison for assault causing harm after attacking a man in Dublin City Centre on 30 August 2022. The victim, who had a deep facial cut and other injuries, later died, but the death was unrelated to the assault. CCTV identified Dumbrell as the assailant. He has 81 prior convictions, including serious offences such as setting a woman on fire and a prison brawl. He was charged in September 2023, spent months in custody, and was granted bail on strict conditions in December. A urine test showed cannabis and benzodiazepines. Judge Jonathan Dunphy imposed a headline sentence of four and a half years, reduced to three years, and suspended the final 12 months on the condition that Dumbrell engage with the Probation Service for two years after release. Roche Dumbrell pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Violent criminal Dumbrell gets more jail time for city centre attack. Charges or matters: a charge of assault causing harm. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 30, 2022 Incident
- September 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-06-04 Publication
Why: In imposing sentence today, Judge Jonathan Dunphy said many people won't go into the city because they are afraid of meeting people Leroy Roche Dumbrell (37). CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: a charge of assault causing harm (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Berry asked the court to give his client an opportunity to continue his efforts to rehabilitate and to consider adjourning his sentence for a period of time or imposing a suspended sentence. Judge Dunphy set a headline sentence for four and a half years before he imposed a sentence of three years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- High Court
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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