Dillon Harris gets suspended sentence for spitting blood

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Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin imposed concurrent prison terms of 22 months and two years on Dillon Harris, suspended for five years. The proceedings were reported on 12 January 2021.

Harris pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to spraying blood at Garda Gerard Whelan, Garda Peter Byrne and Dublin Fire Brigade Sub Officer Peter Fitzgerald. He also pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle without its owner’s consent and reckless endangerment.

The spraying and driving offences occurred at East Wall Road, Dublin, and the reckless endangerment at Sheriff Street, Dublin, on 21 November 2017.

The suspension was conditional on Harris remaining sober and engaging in a restorative justice programme and victim-focused work. His barrister, Pat Reynolds, said Harris had raised €3,700 as a token of remorse; the judge ordered it to be split between the victims and a charity of their choosing.