Julie Ann Stokes jailed for assault and producing a gun

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Julie Ann Stokes was sentenced by Judge Orla Crowe at Dublin County Court on 18 June 2023 to two years and nine months in prison, with the final six months suspended, after pleading guilty to assaulting another woman and producing a gun.

The offences arose from a fight between two homeless women at a Spar store on Dame Street, Dublin, at 3.20am on 20 September 2022. The report said the victim was slashed to the face, head and torso between 35 and 40 times with a broken glass bottle, while also recording that the victim chased Stokes into the store after a heated argument.

Stokes was required to remain under probation-service supervision and complete all activities directed by the service. The report also said letters before the court described positive progress in prison and that Stokes was addressing her issues; it recorded a risk of re-offending and a drug problem.

The report was published on 18 June 2023. It gives conflicting terms of two years and three months and two years and nine months, and does not provide a separate sentence for producing a gun, a fine, disqualification or a plea date.