Peter Harte gets suspended sentence for bus assault

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Peter Harte received a three-year suspended sentence for assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 9 October 2015.

The assaults on Pedro Mendez and Gabriella Leon occurred on a Dublin bus near Old Kilmainham Road, Dublin, on 24 July 2014. The sentence included 240 hours of community work, participation in a restorative justice programme, possible drug, alcohol and anger-management programmes, and payment of €1,500 to the victims.