Elaine Emmett receives fully suspended sentence for entering home during attack

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Elaine Emmett received an 18-month sentence, suspended in full, after pleading guilty to attempting to enter a building as a trespasser with intent to cause criminal damage. The charge concerned an incident at Finn Eber Court, Finglas, on May 22, 2021.

The court heard Emmett accompanied a friend to the home of the friend’s former partner’s new girlfriend. The friend broke a door window with a golf club, attacked the woman and damaged her oven; the court described Emmett as a passive participant. The victim was punched in the eye.