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Man avoids jail for throwing pint glass at Supermacs manager
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 26 July 2016, 24‑year‑old Raymond Byrne pleaded guilty to assault causing harm after throwing a pint glass at Supermac's manager Grzegorz Gazek on Christmas Eve 2013. The glass struck Gazek's face, permanently damaging his cornea and causing ongoing headaches and sleeplessness. Byrne, identified from CCTV, had no prior convictions and claimed he was drunk and embarrassed by the footage. He offered a letter of remorse and €200 to the victim. Judge Patrick McCartan, after considering Byrne's circumstances and character, imposed a suspended three‑year sentence and ordered him to pay €4,800 to Gazek within six months, thereby avoiding jail time. The judge noted the seriousness of the offence but gave Byrne a chance for rehabilitation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man avoids jail for throwing pint glass at Supermacs manager. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to Grzegorz Gazek at Supermac's restaurant on Westmoreland Street in the early hours of Christmas Eve, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 24, 2013 Other
- Christmas Eve Incident
- 2016-07-26 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to Grzegorz Gazek at Supermac's restaurant on Westmoreland Street in the early hours of Christmas Eve, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down a suspended three-year sentence and ordered Byrne to pay a further €4800 to his victim within six months. "I hope you realise just how close you came to going to Mountjoy," he told Byrne, who thanked him and later shook hands with his victim.
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