Case No. 0845Attempted robbery, assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 9 Aug 2025
Daniel Hayes jailed for stabbing 14-year-old's hand with glass shard during e-scooter robbery
Daniel Hayes, 30, ran up to a 14-year-old outside his home in Dublin city on 9 August 2025 and tried to take the boy's e-scooter, stabbing the teenager's hand with a shard of glass during the struggle. Hayes was identified by gardaí from footage of neighbouring homes and pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to attempted robbery and assault causing harm. On 10 June 2026, the judge imposed a four-year sentence with the final six months suspended on strict conditions, making the effective term three and a half years, backdated to when Hayes first went into custody in August 2025. Hayes, who has 126 previous District Court convictions, claimed the glass fell out of the scooter rather than being used on the victim.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted11 Jun
2 reports - Sentenced10 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Hayes ran up to a 14-year-old outside his home and tried to take the e-scooter, stabbing the boy's hand with a glass shard during the struggle.
- Where
- The incident took place in Dublin city, outside the teenager's home.
- When
- The incident occurred on 9 August 2025.
- Cause
- Hayes said a drug dealer told him a pre-existing drug debt would be cleared if he got the scooter.
- Weapon
- A shard of glass.
- Investigation
- Hayes was identified by gardaí after they viewed footage from neighbouring homes.
- Charges
- Hayes pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a four-year sentence with the final six months suspended on strict conditions, making the effective term three and a half years, backdated to August 2025.
- Other details
- Hayes has 126 previous convictions, all from the District Court.
- Hayes claimed he had not used glass on the victim and suggested the glass fell out of the scooter.
- The doctor at hospital felt the teenager's skin was too thin to allow for stitches, and the boy still has some scarring on his hand.
53 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHayes ran up to the teenager and tried to take the e-scooter off him. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHayes was not successful in taking the e-scooter and ran off. (irishtimes.com)
- whatFour men were convicted of sexually abusing their deaf relative (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe jury completed its work after almost 51 hours of deliberations over 14 days (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSix men aged between 33 and 55 faced a combined total of 20 charges, 16 of which related to the main complainant (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSeven men originally went on trial with 103 sexual abuse charges, but 83 were withdrawn by the DPP (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused C, 35, was found guilty by majority verdict of one count of anally raping his younger sister in the family home between September 2010 and September 2014 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused C was found guilty on nine further counts including sexual assault and rape of Complainant 2 and six counts of rape, anal rape and sexual assault of the main complainant between 2003 and 2010 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused B, 48, was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of anal rape of the main complainant between 2006 and 2014 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused E, 33, was found guilty of two counts of anally raping the main complainant between 2007 and 2009 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused F, 33, was found guilty of one count of raping his sister between 2007 and 2009 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe jury was deadlocked on the remaining count of rape against Accused F and on rape counts against Accused A and Accused G (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused A, 55, was accused of a single count of raping the main complainant between December 2009 and April 2011 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAccused G, 46, was accused of a single count of raping the main complainant when she was a child between 1995 and 1996 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatFour men out of seven were convicted of sexually abusing their deaf and vulnerable relative over a number of years. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe main complainant is a woman in her thirties who is profoundly deaf. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe alleged she had been sexually abused from childhood by her three uncles and four younger brothers. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo younger sisters also alleged they had been abused by one of the brothers. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in Dublin city. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe teenager was outside his home at the time of the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on 9 August 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe abuse is alleged to have occurred over a 19-year period between 1995 and 2014 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe main complainant first disclosed the alleged abuse in 2017 after attending a sexual health promotion course. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationHayes was identified by gardaí after they viewed footage from neighbouring homes. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman was first interviewed by gardai in 2017. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationShe was eventually interviewed extensively in 2021 with a team of interpreters. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeSeven men faced a combined total of 103 charges, 98 of which pertained to abusing the main complainant. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe DPP withdrew 83 of the 103 original charges. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeOne of the brothers, aged 34, had all charges against him withdrawn. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeAccused B, a 49-year-old maternal uncle, was convicted of three counts of rape and one count of anal rape over a period between 2006 and 2014. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe jury found Accused E, a 33-year-old brother, guilty on both counts of anal rape relating to dates between December 2007 and December 2009. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe jury returned a guilty verdict on one count in relation to Accused F, a 33-year-old brother, but disagreed on the second count. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe jury convicted Accused C on all six counts against the main complainant relating to dates between 2003 and 2010. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe trial was the 131st day at the Central Criminal Court, making it the longest criminal trial in the country's history (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMs Justice Caroline Biggs issued a bench warrant for Accused C after he failed to appear (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge remanded the three convicted men present in court into custody until a sentence hearing next month (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge excused the jurors from jury service for the rest of their lives (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe trial took place in courtroom 19 in the Criminal Courts of Justice before Ms Justice Caroline Biggs. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe main complainant was questioned and cross-examined for three and a half months, giving evidence via video link. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceA headline sentence of six years was justified before the judge imposed a sentence of four years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe final six months of the sentence were suspended on strict conditions for two years, including engaging with the Probation Service for 12 months upon release. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when Hayes first went into custody in August 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe doctor at hospital felt the teenager's skin was too thin to allow for stitches. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe teenager still has some scarring on his hand. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHayes has 126 previous convictions, all from the District Court. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHayes claimed he had not used glass on the victim and suggested the glass fell out of the scooter. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHayes said he had just bought cannabis from a drug dealer who told him a pre-existing drug debt would be cleared if he got the scooter. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHayes started abusing drugs at 17, moving from tablets to cannabis to cocaine. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNone of the parties can be named for legal reasons (irishmirror.ie)
- otherIt was the longest-running criminal trial in the history of the State. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman has a borderline learning disability with the reading level of a young child. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherShe has language deprivation when it comes to Irish Sign Language. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherShe required both a hearing ISL interpreter and a deaf relay/intralingual interpreter, as well as an intermediary. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
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victim, 30s, femalevictim, femalevictim, femaleconvicted, 49, maleconvicted, 34, maleconvicted, 33, maleconvicted, 33, maleaccused, 55, maleaccused, 45, maleaccused, 34, male - 11 Jun2026Four men convicted of sexually abusing deaf relative after State's longest trial
Reports the verdicts in the longest criminal trial in the State's history: four men convicted, jury deadlocked on three remaining counts, bench warrant issued for one convicted man who failed to appear, and sentence hearing set for next month.
victim, femalevictim, femalevictim, femaleconvicted, 48, maleconvicted, 35, maleconvicted, 33, maleconvicted, 33, maleaccused, 55, maleaccused, 46, male - 10 Jun2026Man who stabbed 14-year-old’s hand with glass shard while trying to rob e-scooter jailed
Sentencing details including the judge's comments, the defendant's 126 previous convictions, background on his drug addiction and family losses, and the specific sentence imposed with conditions.
victim, 14, maleconvicted, Daniel Hayes, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Hayes