Ireland Case No. 18263Assault causing harm; aggravated burglary; robbery; false imprisonment; assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
Dublin man sentenced to four and a half years for attacking and robbing sex workers in 2017
Buti Sashi, a man aged 27, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for two attacks on sex workers in 2017. On 25 May 2017 he robbed a male sex worker at his flat of a mobile phone and €200 in cash, using a Stanley knife and scissors, and on 24 June 2017 he attacked a female sex worker, stabbing her seven times. He was arrested and interviewed, denied what had happened, and later pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, two counts of aggravated burglary, robbery, false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm. On 15 February 2024 Judge Nolan sentenced him to four and a half years, to run consecutively to his current sentence, reduced from about ten years under the totality principle.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Buti Sashi, a man aged 27, was sentenced for two attacks on sex workers in 2017.
- Where
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- When
- The first incident took place on 25 May 2017 at the flat of a male sex worker.
- The second incident took place on 24 June 2017 against a female sex worker.
- Cause
- In the first incident the attackers stole the man's mobile phone and €200 in cash.
- Weapon
- In the first incident the attackers used a Stanley knife and scissors.
- In the second incident Sashi produced a knife, grabbed the woman and stabbed her seven times on her right hand side.
- Other details
- The woman suffered stab wounds to her arm, stomach and thigh and a fracture to her left eye socket.
- Sashi has 19 previous convictions.
- Investigation
- A mobile phone dropped at the second crime scene was used to identify Sashi as the attacker.
- Sashi was arrested and interviewed, and he denied what had happened.
- Charges
- Sashi pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, two counts of aggravated burglary, robbery, false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm on two separate occasions in 2017.
- Sentence
- Judge Nolan sentenced Sashi to four and a half years, to run consecutively to his current sentence, which he was already serving.
- The judge said the sentence was reduced from about ten years on the basis of the totality principle.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe first incident was on 25 May 2017, when Sashi robbed a male sex worker at his flat. (thejournal.ie)
- whenA second incident took place on 24 June 2017, when Sashi attacked a female sex worker. (thejournal.ie)
- causeIn the first incident the attackers stole the man’s mobile phone and €200 in cash. (thejournal.ie)
- weaponIn the first incident the attackers used a Stanley knife and scissors. (thejournal.ie)
- weaponIn the second incident Sashi produced a knife and grabbed the woman. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationA mobile phone dropped at the second crime scene was used to identify Sashi as the attacker. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationSashi was arrested and interviewed, and he denied what had happened. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeSashi pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, two counts of aggravated burglary, robbery, false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm on two separate occasions in 2017. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Nolan sentenced Sashi to four and a half years, to run consecutively to his current sentence. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said the sentence was reduced from about ten years on the basis of the totality principle. (thejournal.ie)
- otherIn the second incident Sashi stabbed the woman seven times on her right hand side. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe woman suffered stab wounds to her arm, stomach and thigh and a left eye socket fracture. (thejournal.ie)
- otherSashi has 19 previous convictions. (thejournal.ie)
- otherSashi was already serving a sentence when he was sentenced in this case. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Feb2024Dublin man with 'violent propensity' sentenced for attacking and robbing sex workers
Sentencing of Buti Sashi at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for two 2017 attacks on sex workers; no earlier article on this case is in the list.
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