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Pair sentenced for role in violent incident during which man sustained traumatic brain injury
Summary
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced four men for their roles in a violent incident in East Wall, Dublin, where a drug buyer sustained a traumatic brain injury after reversing his car at a group. Daryl Donnery (23) pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and affray, receiving a two-year, nine-month sentence with the final 12 months suspended. Dylan Martin (21) pleaded guilty to affray and was sentenced to two years, suspended in full on strict conditions. Josh Doran (23) and Brandon Leech (25) both pleaded guilty to affray and production of an article, respectively. The judge set headline sentences of three years for both, reduced to two years after considering mitigating factors. The matter for Leech and Doran was adjourned for 12 months to allow engagement with probation services. The court noted that none of the four were involved in the drug transaction that precipitated the violence. Donnery has five previous convictions, while Leech, Doran, and Martin each have 15. The injured man, who is now the subject of a European Arrest Warrant, discharged himself from hospital against medical advice after nine days.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pair sentenced for role in violent incident during which man sustained traumatic brain injury. Charges or matters: assault causing harm and affray; affray, while Brandon Leech (25) pleaded guilty to production of an article; production of an article. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 17, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-06-19 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: production of an article (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan set headline sentences of three years for both men and reduced them to two years after considering the mitigating factors.
Accused
Charges: assault causing harm and affray; affray, while Brandon Leech (25) pleaded guilty to production of an article (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Elma Sheahan handed Donnery a sentence of two years and nine months, with the final 12 months suspended. However, the judge suspended the final 12 months of the sentence, given Donnery's efforts to up-skill and get into employment, as well as his youth at the time of the offence.
Accused
Charges: affray, while Brandon Leech (25) pleaded guilty to production of an article (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She also imposed a two-year sentence on Martin, of Island Key Apartments, East Wall, Dublin 3, which was suspended in full on strict conditions. Judge Sheahan set headline sentences of three years for both men and reduced them to two years after considering the mitigating factors.
Co Accused
Charges: affray, while Brandon Leech (25) pleaded guilty to production of an article (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan set headline sentences of three years for both men and reduced them to two years after considering the mitigating factors.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Teeling Way
- East Road
- Mater Hospital
- Beaumont Hospital
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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