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Case No. 5938Assault causing serious harm · Co. Cork · 18 Oct 2022

Business student jailed for four years for assault in Cork city centre

A 22-year-old business student, Darragh McLoughlin, admitted assaulting another young man, a man whose age is not given, on Paul Street in Cork city centre on 18 October 2022. The assault involved punching and kicking the victim about 250 times over 20 minutes, and McLoughlin also admitted robbing him of his iPhone7. McLoughlin pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. In the latest development, reported on 4 May 2024, Judge Jonathan Dunphy sentenced him to 6½ years with 2½ suspended, meaning four years in custody.

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Key facts

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What happened
A business student pleaded guilty to punching and kicking another young man about 250 times in a 20-minute assault.
Where
The assault took place on Paul Street in Cork city centre.
When
The assault took place on 18 October 2022, and the incident began at about 1.15am outside the Secret Garden nightclub at Rearden's on Washington Street.
Cause
McLoughlin believed his phone had been stolen, and there was some history of bad blood between the two men.
Investigation
The court was shown CCTV footage of the assault.
Charges
McLoughlin pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm.
Other details
  • McLoughlin also admitted robbing the victim of his iPhone7.
  • The victim suffered multiple fractures of the right eye socket and fractures of the nasal bones, and was left with double vision.
In court
Judge Jonathan Dunphy presided over the sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.
Sentence
Judge Dunphy sentenced McLoughlin to 6½ years with 2½ suspended, which the report describes as a four-year jail term.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA business student was jailed after admitting he punched and kicked another young man 250 times in a 20-minute assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe assault took place on Paul Street in Cork. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe assault took place on 18 October 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeMcLoughlin believed his phone had been stolen, and there was some history of bad blood between the two men. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe court was shown CCTV footage of the assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeMcLoughlin pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Dunphy sentenced McLoughlin to 6½ years with 2½ suspended. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMcLoughlin also admitted robbing the victim of his iPhone7. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim suffered multiple fractures of the right eye socket and fractures of the nasal bones, and was left with double vision. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 4 May2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Business student jailed for four years for assault in which he struck victim 250 times

    Reports the sentencing of McLoughlin for a 2022 Paul Street assault, including the court's reasoning, the victim's injuries and impact statement, and a robbery admission. No matching existing case.

    convicted, Darragh McLoughlin, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darragh McLoughlinvictim, male