Man has assault sentence suspended on appeal

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

The man had his sentence for assault suspended by the Court of Appeal, reported on 6 February 2016.

He had been convicted of assault, harassment and theft after a trial at the Central Criminal Court concerning events in Dublin.

The court dismissed his conviction appeal but suspended the unserved balance after finding the sentence excessive.