Jonathan Coelho acquitted of assaulting garda in Dublin

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Jonathan Coelho was acquitted of assault causing harm to a garda and endangering his life at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 7 September 2020. The charges arose from an incident at St Lukes’ Avenue, Dublin 8, on 31 July 2019.

Coelho had pleaded guilty to dangerous-driving charges after admitting he drove through red lights and in the wrong direction before crashing. The judge adjourned sentencing on those charges and remanded him in custody until the following Friday.