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Suspended sentence for 17-year-old who left schoolboy with fractured nose and cheeks in mistaken identity attack

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 1 December 2015, a 17‑year‑old was given a three‑year suspended sentence for assaulting a teenage male on 13 July 2014. The minor, who had no prior convictions, pleaded guilty to causing the victim a fractured nose and two cheek fractures after a mistaken‑identity attack. Garda Mark Nolan explained that the victim was walking home with a friend after the World Cup final when the youth, in a group, punched the friend and then kicked the victim in the head as he lay on the ground. The court heard that a member of the youth's group later apologized, saying "Sorry bro, wrong person." The victim was treated in hospital, described his confidence as "knocked" and said he was "constantly on edge," but did not see himself as a victim. George Burns, the youth's solicitor, presented €5,000 as a token of remorse.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for 17-year-old who left schoolboy with fractured nose and cheeks in mistaken identity attack. Charges or matters: assaulting a teenage male causing him harm in Dublin on July 13, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• July 13, 2014 Incident
• 2015-12-01 Publication

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