Emma Hammond acquitted of recklessly causing serious harm

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Emma Hammond was acquitted of recklessly causing serious harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 19 January 2015.

The charge arose from a confrontation at Dusk Nightclub in Coolock on 18 March 2013, after which Natasha Mooney lost most of the sight in one eye.

The jury returned a not-guilty verdict after deliberating for one hour and 16 minutes. The report records that Mooney had undergone four surgeries and retained 10 per cent vision in the affected eye.