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'You're not taking my van you pr**k': learner driver in 'outrageous' assault on garda
Summary
Laurance Connors admitted assaulting and abusing a garda who approached his van after it was parked on double yellow lines at Sandycove Point. The District Court ordered probation and community service assessments, including restorative driving programmes, before a September 14 finalisation hearing. Laurance Connors pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'You're not taking my van you pr**k': learner driver in 'outrageous' assault on garda. Charges or matters: assault, criminal damage, threatening and abusive behaviour, obstructing a garda, driving without a licence and failing to produce a driving licence following an incident at Sandycove Point, Sandycove, Dublin, on April 30, 2025. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 30, 2025 Incident
- September 14 Other
- 2026-03-13 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: assault, criminal damage, threatening and abusive behaviour, obstructing a garda, driving without a licence and failing to produce a driving licence following an incident at Sandycove Point, Sandycove, Dublin, on April 30, 2025 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She ordered a probation report and a community service assessment, including consideration of restorative driving programmes, adjourning the case to September 14 for finalisation.; She ordered a probation report and a community service assessment, including consideration of restorative driving programmes, adjourning the case to September 14 for finalisation.
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