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Violent criminal gets 16 years for slashing attacks on homeless people

Summary

Jonathan Cummins, 38, of Henrietta Place, Dublin 1, was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment by a jury in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a November 2023 series of unprovoked knife attacks. On 2 November, Cummins slashed the face of a homeless woman from mouth to ear, then later that day attacked a male victim in Wolfe Tone Square, slashing his face from mouth to ear, and assaulted another woman. He was found guilty of intentionally causing serious harm to a man, assault causing harm to a woman, producing a knife in the course of an assault, and possessing a scissors. Cummins had 18 prior convictions, including assault offences. The court noted the attacks were entirely unprovoked and the injuries were appalling. Cummins has been in custody since the offences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Violent criminal gets 16 years for slashing attacks on homeless people. Charges or matters: one count of intentionally causing serious harm to another woman, whose face was also slashed, at Moore Lane on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

• November 2, 2023 Incident
• 2025-01-13 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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