Joseph Dillon jailed for assault causing harm in Dublin

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Joseph Dillon was sentenced to two-and-a-half years, with the final six months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 7 May 2019. He had pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at his Dublin home on 9 February 2018.

Dillon attacked his then-girlfriend after another man “poked” her on Facebook, causing fractured ribs, soft-tissue damage to her right eye and bruising. The sentence was backdated to 27 November, when he first went into custody on the matter.