Laurence Grocott sentenced for assault causing harm in Dublin

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Laurence Grocott was sentenced to 18 months for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 14 December 2021.

He pleaded guilty to one count after attacking a man at Capel’s Bar in Dublin city centre on 12 October 2018.

Judge Melanie Greally ordered the sentence to run concurrently with Grocott’s existing term, while his defence said he had consumed cocaine and alcohol before the attack.

The proceedings were reported on 16 December 2021.