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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2220Public order (intoxication, threatening/abusive behaviour, spitting in patrol car, resisting arrest) · Co. Dublin · 16 Jun 2020

Convicted killer Kelly Noble given suspended sentence for public order offences on Dame Street

Kelly Noble, 39, a convicted manslaughter offender, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment (suspended for a year) at Dublin District Court after pleading guilty to public order offences including intoxication, threatening behaviour, spitting in an unmarked patrol car, and resisting arrest, all committed on 16 June 2020 on Dame Street, Dublin.

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  6. Sentenced27 Feb
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Key facts

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  • whatKelly Noble, 39, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to public order offences. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatKelly Noble was shouting at a bus driver and refusing to get off. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatShe resisted arrest and spat in the back of an unmarked Garda car. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatJacqui Noble drugged Benson before Paul Hopkins arrived with a samurai sword and killed him. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard before Judge John Cheatle at Dublin District Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceShe was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, suspended for a year. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherShe has 25 previous convictions including several for theft and one for manslaughter. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherShe previously served four and a half years of a six-year sentence for manslaughter. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Feb2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Convicted killer Kelly Noble avoids jail time over 'intoxicated' offences

    Reports the sentencing of Kelly Noble for public order offences, noting her 25 previous convictions including manslaughter, and provides background on her mother Jacqui Noble's 2004 life sentence for the 2000 murder of Derek Benson.

    convicted, Kelly Noble, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Kelly Noble