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Student and apprentice jailed for "savage" attack on cyclist

Summary

Kenneth Valentine, 27, and Richard McCudden, 24, were convicted of assaulting cyclist Darren Molloy on Dundrum Road on 20 November 2013. Valentine struck Molloy in the face and McCudden joined the beating when Molloy tried to defend himself with his bike lock. The pair also pleaded guilty to damaging a taxi's front passenger window on Churchtown Road on the same day, causing €100 in damage. Valentine, an electrical engineering student at Rosemount Glade, had 11 prior convictions, including two assaults; McCudden, an apprentice electrician, had four prior convictions. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Valentine to 14 months' imprisonment and McCudden to eight months, citing Valentine's larger role in the "savage" attack. Both pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The court noted the defendants' cooperation and prior remorse gestures, but did not alter the sentences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Student and apprentice jailed for "savage" attack on cyclist. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Molloy causing him harm at Dundrum Road on November 20, 2013; damaging the front passenger window of a taxi on Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 20, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-11-27 Publication

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