Wayne Donnelly sentenced for assault and false imprisonment

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Wayne Donnelly was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six years, with four suspended, for assault causing harm, false imprisonment and unlawful seizure, reported on 6 March 2015.

The offences involved an assault in Palmerstown and the false imprisonment of a taxi driver whose car was taken at Tubber Lane, Lucan. Donnelly pleaded guilty and had 26 previous convictions. The suspended portion was conditional on keeping the peace and engaging with a drug treatment programme.