Petru Pinto gets suspended sentence for reckless assault

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Petru Pinto received a two-and-a-half-year sentence, suspended in full, for reckless assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 8 October 2019. The offence occurred during a five-a-side game at an astroturf pitch in Ellenfield Park, Santry, Dublin, on 16 November 2012.

Judge Pauline Codd imposed the sentence on condition that Pinto pay €5,000 to the victim within three years. Pinto had pleaded guilty to the amended charge after a jury failed to reach a verdict on an intentional-assault charge. The injured player suffered a Grade 4 renal injury, requiring a stent, according to evidence reported by The Irish Times.