Raymond Leonard pleads not guilty to Ranelagh assault charge

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Raymond Leonard pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 3 October 2018. The alleged assault happened outside a pub in Ranelagh, Dublin, on 30 August 2015.

The trial continued before Judge Karen O’Connor and a jury. The prosecution alleged that Nicholas Devlin was punched and kneed in the groin, later requiring surgery to remove part of a ruptured testicle. Leonard denied the charge.