Morgan Devlin sentenced to three years for robbery and assault

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Morgan Devlin was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery and assault causing harm in an attack on May 8, 2022. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the victim was struck from behind by three males in Tallaght, punched, and stabbed in the upper leg by a co-accused. The group took the victim’s mobile phone, valued at €350. The court heard that Devlin was the least culpable of the three and had no weapon.

The victim suffered head wounds requiring ten staples, a thigh wound close to the femoral artery, and a bite wound. Judge Martin Nolan said the injuries were very serious and sentenced Devlin to three years, taking into account the sentences imposed on his co-accused. Devlin had six previous convictions.