Ireland Dean Gray appears in court from prison over Portlaoise trespass
Gardaí said a female doctor was assaulted near the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise in February 2023, before a man went into the back of a house. Dean Gray, 35, of Ballymun, Dublin 9, was jailed for the assault, with the final year of a seven-year sentence suspended. He was later accused of trespass at a house on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise on 17 February 2023, which his solicitor said was connected to the assault. On 17 November 2023 he appeared by video link from prison at Portlaoise District Court, where Judge Andrew Cody made no order because the trespass matter had already been dealt with in the circuit court.
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- Arrestednot reported
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A female doctor was assaulted near the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise in February 2023, according to gardaí.
- Where
- The trespass is alleged to have taken place at a house on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise.
- When
- The trespass is alleged to have happened on 17 February 2023.
- Investigation
- A garda sergeant said the man was seen looking in a window at the rear of the house with a shovel in his hand.
- Charges
- Dean Gray, 35, of Ballymun, Dublin 9, was accused of trespass.
- The solicitor, Philip Meagher, said the trespass offence was connected to the assault on the doctor, which had been heard in the circuit court.
- Sentence
- Dean Gray was sentenced to seven years in prison, with the final year suspended, for the assault on the doctor.
- Judge Andrew Cody said he would make no order because the trespass matter had already been dealt with in the circuit court.
- In court
- Dean Gray appeared at Portlaoise District Court by video link from prison on 17 November 2023.
10 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe solicitor said the trespass offence was connected to the assault on the doctor, which had been heard in the circuit court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe trespass took place at a house on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe trespass is alleged to have happened on 17 February 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationA garda sergeant said the man was seen looking in a window at the rear of the house with a shovel in his hand. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeDean Gray was accused of trespass. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtDean Gray appeared at Portlaoise District Court by video link from prison. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe court appearance concerned an incident connected to an assault on a doctor in February near the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceJudge Andrew Cody said he would make no order because the matter had already been dealt with in the circuit court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceDean Gray had earlier been sentenced to seven years in prison, with the final year suspended, for the assault on the doctor. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherGardaí said a female doctor was assaulted before the man went into the back of a house. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Nov2023Man who assaulted female doctor in Portlaoise appears in court from prison
Court appearance from prison by video link on a trespass charge linked to an earlier assault on a female doctor near Portlaoise hospital; the judge made no order because the matter was already dealt with in the circuit court.
accused, Dean Gray, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Gray