Sean Lucey given suspended sentence for assault

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Sean Lucey received a fully suspended 12-month sentence for assault causing harm, reported on 6 March 2020.

He struck RTÉ cameraman Colm Hand with a baton during a Dublin demonstration on 6 February 2016. Lucey was convicted by a ten-two jury majority after claiming he used reasonable force. The judge said the assault was unjustified and that Hand had presented no threat. She considered Lucey’s clean record, long service and family circumstances before suspending the sentence fully for 12 months.