Man jailed for three and a half years over attack on sleeping hostel resident

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Max Corcoran was jailed for three and a half years after pleading guilty to assault causing serious harm in an attack on a man asleep at a Dublin hostel. The attack took place on May 10, 2022, at a hostel on Lower Gardiner Street. The court imposed a four-and-a-half-year sentence, suspending its final year on strict conditions.

The court heard that the victim suffered multiple cuts to his head, face, hands and arms, needed plastic surgery and was left with significant scarring. A probation report assessed Corcoran as at high risk of re-offending. Judge Martin Nolan noted that Corcoran had spent 13 months in custody on the case, which the court would aggregate up to 18 months.