David Lawrence jailed for assaulting two children in Lusk

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David Lawrence was jailed for two and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May 2018 after admitting assaulting two children.

The offences occurred at a house in Lusk on 23 April 2017, where Lawrence also threatened to kill a teenage boy and smashed windows.

Judge Martin Nolan said Lawrence’s drunkenness was no excuse, and the sentence was backdated to 7 September 2017, when he entered custody.