Michael Ward jailed for Oberstown assault and criminal damage

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Michael Ward was jailed for four years for assault causing harm and criminal damage at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 22 March 2019. The offences occurred at Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus in Lusk, County Dublin, on 29 May 2017.

Ward also received a concurrent five-year sentence for the damage, with the final year of both terms suspended. He had pleaded guilty to criminal damage, assault causing harm and assault while attempting to commit theft. The court heard that the damage caused to Oberstown totalled €17,135.