Ireland Burglar beaten with golf club by Dundrum homeowner jailed for three years
Gary Bailey (45) of Loughlinstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty to burgling a flat in Dundrum, South Dublin, on 2 July 2022 and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The homeowner struck Bailey with a golf club as he tried to escape through a window, and Bailey fell out of the window.
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- Sentenced16 Feb
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Key facts
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- whatBailey pleaded guilty to burglary on a property in Dundrum, Co Dublin on 2 July 2022 (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe male resident was asleep on the living room couch with his girlfriend when he heard a noise in the bedroom (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe homeowner grabbed a driving iron from a golf bag and hit Bailey a few times in the leg (thejournal.ie)
- whatA TV set in the bedroom was damaged and the blinds were broken by Bailey during the struggle (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe male homeowner was asleep on the living room couch with his girlfriend when he heard a noise in the bedroom. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe homeowner saw an intruder in the bedroom. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe female resident called gardaí after her partner shouted at her to get a knife. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe homeowner struck Bailey a few times in the leg with a driving iron from a golf bag as Bailey was halfway out the window. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBailey was briefly hanging upside down from the blinds after falling. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA TV set in the bedroom was damaged and the blinds were broken during the struggle. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBailey's defence noted he had a long struggle with drug addiction and had got clean a number of times. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe burglary took place in an apartment in Dundrum, South Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereBailey is from Gleann Na Ri, Druids Valley, Loughlinstown, Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe burglary occurred on the evening of 2 July 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationAfter his arrest, Bailey was deemed medically unfit for questioning for six hours. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBailey pleaded guilty to burglary of a property in Dundrum, Co Dublin on 2 July 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtKarl Monaghan BL was defending Bailey. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan imposed a three year prison sentence backdated to July 2022 (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherAfter his arrest, Bailey was deemed medically unfit for question for six hours (thejournal.ie)
- otherBailey has a number of previous convictions for burglaries (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherDefence counsel said Bailey had a long struggle with drug addiction and had gotten clean a number of times (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Feb2023Burglar who was beaten with golf club by homeowner jailed for three years
Reports the sentencing of Gary Bailey to three years' imprisonment for burglary, including details of the incident in which the homeowner struck him with a driving iron from a golf bag as he tried to escape through a window.
victim, malevictim, femaleconvicted, Gary Bailey, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gary Bailey - 16 Feb2023Burglar who got stuck in blinds and was beaten with a golf club by homeowner is jailed
Provides fuller detail of the court proceedings: the struggle between Bailey and the homeowner, the golf club blow, Bailey's foot getting stuck in the blinds, his statement about being 'out of his head' on tablets, his previous burglary convictions, and Judge Nolan's sentencing remarks.
victim, malevictim, femaleconvicted, Gary Bailey, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gary Bailey