Mohammed Abduljabbar sentenced for aggravated burglary

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Mohammed Abduljabbar was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two years in prison, with the final 21 months suspended, reported on 25 January 2017. He had pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and two counts of criminal damage at Gateway Student Village in Ballymun on 25 June 2016.

The court heard that Abduljabbar armed himself with nunchucks before entering the accommodation and assaulting a fellow student. Judge Pauline Codd ordered that €2,000 in damage compensation be paid within 28 days, while taking account of his remorse, immediate admission of guilt and low risk of reoffending.