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Convicted rapist who carried out 'savage' knife attack on man sleeping in tent gets eight years
Summary
Vasile Manole, 46, and Daniella Voroneanu, 42, were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for a savage knife attack on an innocent man sleeping in a tent on Tara Street, Dublin, in April 2024. Manole, a convicted rapist with prior violent offences, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm. Judge Martin Nolan described the unprovoked attack as "extremely savage" and "reprehensible," noting the victim lost sight in one eye and required 190 stitches. Manole was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. Voroneanu, who initially faced a charge of assault causing serious harm, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault causing harm after discussions between her defence and the prosecution. The court accepted she likely did not expect the viciousness of the assault but had encouraged Manole to act. She was sentenced to three years. Both defendants were intoxicated at arrest, suspending their detention periods for six hours. The judge backdated both sentences to the date they went into custody. The matter was finalised with these sentences imposed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Convicted rapist who carried out 'savage' knife attack on man sleeping in tent gets eight years. Charges or matters: assault causing harm; the lesser charge after discussions between her defence and the prosecution. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 29, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 1 Incident
- 2025-03-04 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm; the lesser charge after discussions between her defence and the prosecution (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He imposed a sentence of three years. Manole and Voroneanu were both intoxicated when they were arrested, forcing their periods of detention to be suspended for six hours.
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