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Case No. 2111Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 2 Jan 2020

Barbershop owner Craig Maples jailed for assault on housemate in Huntstown

Craig Maples, 29, a barbershop owner from Blanchardstown, Dublin, was sentenced to two years and three months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to assault causing harm for attacking his housemate in Huntstown, Dublin 15, on 2 January 2020.

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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced11 Mar
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Key facts

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36 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMaples pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm to his housemate Alan Byrne (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim was awoken by slamming doors and loud voices (irishtimes.com)
  • whatMaples came upstairs shouting and knocking on the bedroom door (irishtimes.com)
  • whatMaples returned with two other men and kicked the door down (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe three men hit the victim six to seven times (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim was left with head wounds and a badly injured arm (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim was left homeless and unable to work for a lengthy period (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim could no longer work as a security guard (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim emigrated to Croatia where he bought his own house (irishtimes.com)
  • whatCraig Maples is 29 and lives at Green Briar, Verdemont, Blanchardstown, Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMaples is a barbershop owner. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMaples came upstairs, shouted and knocked on the victim's bedroom door, then returned with two other men and kicked the door down. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe three men hit the victim six to seven times, leaving him with head wounds and a badly injured arm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim had head wounds and required surgery for a fractured elbow. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault occurred around 1.30am (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe victim was asleep in his rented room around 1.30am when he was awoken by slamming doors and loud voices. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponOne of the other men had a sock filled with heavy items, possibly coins (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponMaples returned to the bedroom holding a knife (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponOne of the two other men had a sock filled with heavy items, possibly coins. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponMaples returned to the bedroom holding a knife in his hand before leaving again. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationMaples was arrested but the other two men were never identified (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí did not respond to the victim's call, so he got a taxi to hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeMaples pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm to his housemate at an address in Huntstown, Dublin 15, on 2 January 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceMaples was sentenced to two years and three months in prison (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when he entered the guilty plea (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Orla Crowe sentenced Maples to two years and three months in prison, backdated to when he entered the guilty plea. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceMaples would not spend any further time in prison because of the backdated sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherWhen Maples was 12, his father murdered his uncle and was imprisoned (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMaples set up his own barbershop, Faded, in Mulhuddart in his early twenties (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMaples struggled with addiction and mental health issues (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMaples is currently serving a seven-year sentence for violent disorder and assault causing serious harm to Austin Doherty in Mulhuddart in 2022 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMaples is currently serving a seven-year sentence for violent disorder and assault causing serious harm to Austin Doherty on Main St, Mulhuddart, on 21 July 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim was left homeless after the attack and could not return to the house. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim could no longer work as a security guard because he lost his confidence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim eventually emigrated to Croatia where he could afford to buy his own house. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMaples set up his own barbershop, Faded, in Mulhuddart in his early twenties and struggled with addiction to prescription tablets and other drugs along with mental health issues. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Mar2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Barbershop owner jailed for attack on housemate who told him to keep noise down

    Reports the sentencing of Craig Maples to two years and three months (backdated to his guilty plea) for assault causing harm, with full details of the attack, the victim's impact statement, and background on Maples' existing seven-year sentence for a separate 2022 assault.

    convicted, Craig Maples, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Craig Maplesvictim, malesuspect, malesuspect, male
  2. 11 Mar2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Barbershop owner jailed for attack on his housemate who asked him to keep the noise down

    Full sentencing hearing details: sequence of the assault (slamming doors, kicked door down, sock with heavy items, hit 6-7 times, head wounds, injured arm, knife), victim's impact statement (homeless, emigrated to Croatia), Maples's background (father murdered uncle, barbershop Faded, addiction), and Judge Orla Crowe's comments.

    victim, Alan Byrne, male, irish (judged from name)Alan Byrnesuspect, Craig Maples, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Craig Maplessuspect, malesuspect, male