Paul Barry jailed for assault causing harm in Loughlinstown

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Paul Barry was jailed for 32 months for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 5 July 2019. The assault happened at a home in Loughlinstown on 9 December 2018.

The court heard that Kim Fox suffered a fractured eye socket, three fractured ribs, two missing teeth and other injuries. Barry pleaded guilty, and the sentence was backdated to when he first went into custody.

Judge Martin Nolan noted Barry’s early guilty plea, work record and expression of remorse as mitigation. He also noted that Barry had been drinking and taking drugs voluntarily before the assault.