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Westport glass assault leaves victim with €11,000 dental bill
Summary
A Brazilian man has received a three-year suspended sentence following an assault outside a Westport nightclub that left his victim requiring extensive dental treatment. Joao Hermino Sousa Correia, aged 23, of Middletown, Manulla, Castlebar, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm outside The Castle on Castlebar Street on December 17, 2023. The victim sustained a fractured jaw and deep lacerations after being struck with a pint glass, resulting in the loss of four teeth and an €11,000 dental bill. At Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Eoin Garavan imposed the three-year sentence, fully suspended for eight years on condition Correia return to Brazil within two weeks and not re-enter Ireland. Correia was ordered to pay €8,000 towards the victim's dental costs within three years. The court also heard of a second glassing incident occurring minutes earlier at the same venue. Leonardo Rodrigo Jesus Rosa, aged 35, of Orlagh Grove, Castlebar, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm after throwing a glass on the dancefloor. Judge Garavan sentenced Rosa to 18 months and ordered 200 hours community service.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Westport glass assault leaves victim with €11,000 dental bill. Charges or matters: assault causing harm outside The Castle late night venue, Castlebar Street, Westport on December 17, 2023; assault causing harm after he admitted throwing a pint glass into a crowded group on the dancefloor of The Castle at around 2am. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 17, 2023 Incident
- 2025-07-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm outside The Castle late night venue, Castlebar Street, Westport on December 17, 2023; assault causing harm after he admitted throwing a pint glass into a crowded group on the dancefloor of The Castle at around 2am (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Joao Hermino Sousa Correia (23) of Middletown, Manulla, Castlebar, Co Mayo, was handed a three-year suspended sentence on condition that he leave Ireland, after he pleaded guilty to assault causing harm outside The Castle late night venue, Castlebar Street, Westport on December 17, 2023. In a ruling today, Judge Eoin Garavan sentenced Correia to three years fully suspended for eight years, on condition that the defendant return to Brazil within two weeks and not return to Ireland.
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm after he admitted throwing a pint glass into a crowded group on the dancefloor of The Castle at around 2am (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He set a headline sentence of three years but reduced this to 18 months on mitigation, and ordered Rosa to complete 200 hours of community service in lieu of sentence.
Places mentioned
- Castlebar
- Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court
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