Stephen O'Reilly loses appeal against serious-harm conviction

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Stephen O'Reilly’s appeal against his conviction for causing serious harm was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 20 March 2017. He had received a 12-year sentence, with the final three years suspended, after his Dublin Central Criminal Court conviction. The case concerned a stabbing that caused serious chest injuries, including a collapsed lung. The court held there was evidence capable of satisfying the statutory definition of serious harm and found no error in the trial judge’s jury directions. A second offence involving an article capable of causing serious injury was taken into consideration.