John McDermott sentenced for assault causing harm

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John McDermott was sentenced to 18 months, with the final six months suspended, for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 15 June 2017. The offence occurred on Talbot Street on 10 July 2014.

McDermott had pleaded guilty after approaching Russ Hogan with a jagged beer can and assisting another young man who punched and kicked him. Hogan suffered two wounds to his cheek and other cuts; the report said McDermott accepted he had brandished the can but not slashed Hogan.