Philip Cox remanded after assault and burglary guilty pleas

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Philip Cox was remanded in custody at the Central Criminal Court on 20 January 2025 after pleading guilty to assault causing harm, aggravated burglary and producing a knife. The offences arose at a flat complex in Dublin on 1 December 2022.

The attempted murder charge had been dropped in December 2024 after a second jury failed to reach a verdict. Cox remains in custody pending sentencing on the three offences to which he pleaded guilty.