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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 22814Assault causing harm (stabbing) · Co. Louth · 19 Apr 2020

Dundalk man Alan Toner remanded on bail after pleading guilty to stabbing a father and son in Castleross

Alan Toner, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm after stabbing a man in the back and his father in the lower back in Castleross, Dundalk, on 19 April 2020. Judge Dara Hayes at Dundalk Circuit Court remanded him on continuing bail to 18 April 2023 for the preparation of a Probation report.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court18 Jan
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe son's friend went next door to ask for filter tips for cigarettes and returned with the defendant. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe son asked the defendant to leave as he was unwelcome. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatToner returned later looking for the person who had his filters. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe son was stabbed in the back. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe son received five sutures for a stab wound to the left side of his back at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatToner said 'I'll take you' when the father went outside. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe father was stabbed in the lower back. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe father sustained a cut to his arm but did not require medical assistance. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatAfter the incident, Toner ran to his home and his mother banged the door. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in Castleross, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe stabbing occurred on 19 April 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • chargeAlan Toner pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtJudge Dara Hayes remanded Toner on continuing bail to 18 April 2023 for the preparation of a Probation report. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe case was adjourned at Dundalk Circuit Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherToner was a juvenile at the time of the incident. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherAfter his arrest, Toner claimed he was protecting himself and denied stabbing either victim. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherToner was nine when his father died. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherToner had been placed under the supervision of the Probation Service for 12 months by the district court the previous month. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe court heard Toner himself had been a victim of knife crime. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jan2023
    In courtdundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Dundalk man stabbed a father and son, court heard

    Details of the stabbing, the victims' accounts, Toner's guilty plea, his background (father died when he was nine, he had been a victim of knife crime), and the adjournment for a Probation report.

    accused, Alan Toner, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Alan Tonervictim, malevictim, male