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Egyptian engineer claims he came to Ireland after his family were killed in bomb attack, assault case hears
Summary
An Egyptian engineer, Mina Fanous, 35, who says he came to Ireland after his wife and child were killed in a bomb attack in Alexandria, has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex‑flatmate, Jiagua Chen, on 20 April 2015. Fanous struck Chen with a belt, stole her Samsung phone and caused damage to her laptop. He also had a prior minor theft conviction. The incident occurred at a rented apartment on Time Place, Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin, where Chen had expected a friend to call over. After the assault, Chen fled but returned with a friend to find Fanous on the sofa; she later discovered her phone missing and her laptop had been thrown out the window. Garda Paul Newport reported that Fanous had lost his job at Dell months before the incident and had moved out of the flat due to rent problems. He claimed the assault was self‑defence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Egyptian engineer claims he came to Ireland after his family were killed in bomb attack, assault case hears. Charges or matters: assaulting Jiagua Chen causing her harm, stealing her Samsung phone and causing criminal damage to her laptop at Time Place, Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin on April 20, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 20, 2015 Incident
- April 20 Incident
- 2016-01-14 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting Jiagua Chen causing her harm, stealing her Samsung phone and causing criminal damage to her laptop at Time Place, Corrig Road, Sandyford, Dublin on April 20, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She said she intended to grant Fanous bail pending sentence so that he could collect as much documentation as possible on his background.; Judge Greally remanded Fanous in custody until next week so he could secure accommodation to be released on bail.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Time Place
- Corrig Road
Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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