Leon Kelly sentenced for assault and criminal damage in Donegal

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Leon Kelly was sentenced to two and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended, at Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 12 July 2021, after pleading guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage. The offences involved a neighbour’s home at Beechwood Grove, Lifford, County Donegal, where Kelly twice rammed his vehicle into property and broke the woman’s jaw.

The damage was valued at €13,000. The Director of Public Prosecutions argued that the sentence was unduly lenient, and the Court of Appeal was due to deliver its ruling on Friday, 9 July 2021, according to the report.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.