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Violent teen criminal jailed for leaving schoolboy with life-threatening injuries after €1 robbery

Date
2016-07-21

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

Sean Rausch, 18, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a total of five and a half years' imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions. He received a consecutive three‑year term for an endangerment charge arising from a high‑speed chase in which he drove a stolen Hyundai Santa Fe on three wheels, breaking 24 traffic lights, crossing two green areas, and driving on the wrong side of a national road for 2 km. He also received a five‑year term for assault causing serious harm to a 17‑year‑old schoolboy, who sustained life‑threatening injuries including a brain bleed, fractured jaw, broken eye socket, multiple broken teeth and missing chin skin. The court noted the victim's injuries and the severity of the assault, while Rausch had previously pleaded guilty to two attempted robberies, two robberies, possession of a stolen vehicle, handling stolen keys, endangerment and dangerous driving.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Violent teen criminal jailed for leaving schoolboy with life-threatening injuries after €1 robbery. Charges or matters: two attempted robberies in Old Bawn Tallaght on April 22, 2015, two robberies at The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght on April 29, 2015; taking possession of a Hyundai Santa Fe knowing it was stolen, handling stolen car keys, endangerment and dangerous driving in the Tallaght area on May 26, 2015; assault causing serious harm to the schoolboy, on the same day of the robberies, in the Old Bawn area of Tallaght. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

April 22, 2015 Incident
April 29, 2015 Incident
May 26, 2015 Incident
November 2015 Incident
2016-07-21 Publication

Case subjects

Sean Rausch

Convicted Person

Charges: two attempted robberies in Old Bawn Tallaght on April 22, 2015, two robberies at The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght on April 29, 2015; taking possession of a Hyundai Santa Fe knowing it was stolen, handling stolen car keys, endangerment and dangerous driving in the Tallaght area on May 26, 2015; assault causing serious harm to the schoolboy, on the same day of the robberies, in the Old Bawn area of Tallaght (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Sean Rausch (18) was also sentenced for seven other offences including muggings, attempted robberies and numerous driving offences arising out of a high speed garda chase. Judge Melanie Greally had previously sentenced Rausch to two and half years for the robberies.