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Jail for teen who stabbed homeless man
Summary
Darren Donovan, 18, of Parlickstown Gardens, Mulhuddart, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to five years' imprisonment for stabbing homeless man John Joseph Joyce in the chest and head and for two robberies – a €400 theft from a city centre Spar and a wallet robbery in a city centre laneway. Donovan pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and the two robbery offences. The judge noted he believed Joyce had previously assaulted his brother and that Donovan planned the offence as revenge. The final 18 months of the sentence were suspended on conditions including good behaviour.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for teen who stabbed homeless man. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to John Joseph Joyce, in Temple Bar on June 27, 2015; robbing a city centre Spar of €400 and robbing a man of his wallet in a city centre laneway on March 22, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 27, 2015 Incident
- March 22, 2013 Incident
- 2016-05-25 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assault causing harm to John Joseph Joyce, in Temple Bar on June 27, 2015; robbing a city centre Spar of €400 and robbing a man of his wallet in a city centre laneway on March 22, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Isabel Hayes A Dublin teenager who stabbed a homeless man in the chest and head and carried out two robberies has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years' imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended. She sentenced him to a total of five years' imprisonment for the three offences, but suspended the final 18 months on several conditions, including that he be of good behaviour.
Places mentioned
- Parlickstown Gardens
- Temple Bar
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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