Case No. 2301Assault, assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 7 Feb 2021
David Roe jailed for one year for assaulting two gardaí in Artane, Dublin
David Roe, 41, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to assaulting a female garda and assault causing harm to a male garda at his parents' home in Artane, Dublin, on 7 February 2021.
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- whatDavid Roe was sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting two gardaí (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRoe pushed the female garda with both hands causing her to fall backwards and bang her head off a fuse box (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRoe punched the male garda twice in the face, cutting his lip (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe male garda was treated in hospital for swelling, a cut to the inside of his mouth, and soft tissue damage to his hip, shoulder and ribs (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Ribh Avenue, Artane, Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on 7 February 2021 (irishmirror.ie)
- causeRoe was intoxicated on tablets at the time of the incident (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan sentenced Roe to one year imprisonment for the assault causing harm to the male garda (irishmirror.ie)
- otherRoe had 55 previous convictions, mainly for road traffic matters (irishmirror.ie)
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Sentencing details: one year imprisonment for assault causing harm to the male garda, with the assault of the female garda taken into consideration. Judge Martin Nolan noted the 55 previous convictions and the specific injuries sustained.