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DPP's appeal against nightclub glass attack sentence raises "substantial issues"
Summary
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on whether to return Jordan O'Donovan, 21, to jail for a nightclub glass assault. O'Donovan pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm to another man in a Cork nightclub on 27 December 2013. He was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to three years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on 28 October 2014. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) appealed, arguing the sentence was "unduly lenient". DPP counsel Donal O'Sullivan BL said O'Donovan struck a young man with a glass, causing severe facial injuries that required surgery, and that the Circuit Court judge erred in not stating the offence's severity on the scale. He claimed the custodial element was "significantly out of kilter" and that a starting point of four to seven years is required for mid‑range serious assaults.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: DPP's appeal against nightclub glass attack sentence raises "substantial issues". Charges or matters: assault causing serious harm to another man in a Cork nightclub on December 27, 2013. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- December 27, 2013 Incident
- October 28, 2014 Incident
- 2016-04-11 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: assault causing serious harm to another man in a Cork nightclub on December 27, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to three years imprisonment with the final two suspended by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on October 28, 2014. The Director of Public Prosecutions have sought a review of Jordan O'Donovan's sentence on grounds that it was "unduly lenient".
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