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10 years for 'prolific' offender with 129 previous convictions who repeatedly stabbed doctor during home invasion
Summary
A judge has sentenced Dean Hayes, a prolific offender with 129 previous convictions, to ten years in prison for a violent home invasion where he stabbed a doctor multiple times. Mr Justice David Keane noted the extreme violence used and the victim's survival as a matter of luck. Hayes, who spent 90% of his life in custody, burgled a neighboring bungalow in 2009, which the judge called an aggravating factor. The victim, Waleed Mustafa, described the attack as a miracle he survived and suffered severe psychological harm. Hayes was armed with a knife and attacked the doctor in his bedroom while he was watching YouTube. The judge imposed concurrent sentences of 12 years, with the final two years suspended, on the conditions that Hayes engage in a residential drug treatment and a victim empathy programme. Hayes had a chronic drug addiction and a history of recidivism, which the judge highlighted as significant factors in the sentencing. Dean Hayes pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 10 years for 'prolific' offender with 129 previous convictions who repeatedly stabbed doctor during home invasion. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 20, 2024 Incident
- June 2024 Incident
- January 26 Incident
- June 20 Other
- June 21, 2024 Incident
- 2026-02-03 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge said Hayes had spent 90 percent of his life in custody; first in juvenile detention and then in prison. The judge imposed concurrent sentences of 12 years imprisonment with the final two years suspended for the offences of assault causing serious harm and aggravated burglary on condition that Hayes engage in a residential drug treatment and a victim empathy programme.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- The Central Criminal Court
- Lee Estate
- Island Road
- Newcastle
- Dublin Road
- University Hospital
- DPP's view
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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