Ireland Case No. 5035False imprisonment and assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 26 Sep 2024
Eight charged over torture of woman in Dublin 7 flat
Seven men and a 16-year-old boy were charged with false imprisonment and assault causing harm after a 37-year-old woman was found in a bloodied, tortured and beaten state at Henrietta House, Dublin 7, following an attack involving a makeshift blowtorch, heated hammerheads, iron bars and a stick.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested27 Sep
5 reports - Charged26 Sep
- In court28 Sep
2 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatThe eighth man was arrested in relation to the alleged false imprisonment of a female (garda.ie)
- whatA woman was allegedly held captive and seriously injured at a property in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSeven men and one teenage boy were arrested after a woman was allegedly held captive in Dublin. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested seven men and a juvenile after a badly injured woman was found held hostage in a Dublin city centre flat. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman had a range of injuries, including burns and suspected broken bones. (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí were carrying out a search for suspected drugs at a property in Bolton Street, Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSeven men and one juvenile are suspected of detaining the woman who was being tortured and assaulted (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man known to the woman claimed he was being forced by the others to assault her (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThat man presented with cut injuries believed to have been sustained from an assault (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman was found with clumps of her own hair pulled out and burn injuries (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí believe the woman sustained a prolonged assault in which she was burnt, punched and had her hair pulled out (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe eight males are aged in their 20s, 30s, 50s and one juvenile (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman allegedly suffered stab wounds, punctured lungs, burns, lacerations and broken bones. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was found in a bloodied, tortured and beaten state (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe woman suffered a fractured elbow (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe woman suffered a fractured cheekbone (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe woman needed surgery (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe woman needed five staples to a large laceration to her head (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe violence only stopped when Gardaí entered the flat (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe woman is 37 and a mother (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at a property in Bolton Street, Dublin 7 (garda.ie)
- whereThe alleged false imprisonment happened at a property on Bolton Street in Dublin north inner city. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe woman was allegedly falsely imprisoned at a property on Bolton Street in Dublin's north inner city. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereGardaí were searching for drugs in the Bolton Street area when they came across the scene. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe alleged false imprisonment took place at a property in Bolton Street, Dublin 7, on the evening of Thursday 26 September. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe woman was rescued while being held captive and tortured in a Dublin flat. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe property is off Bolton Street in the north inner city. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe alleged incident took place at Henrietta House, Dublin 7. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe incident took place at Henrietta House, Dublin 7 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Thursday 26th September, 2024 (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on the evening of Thursday 26 September 2024. (irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe incident came to light on Thursday evening when gardaí called to the flat to execute a search warrant. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe attack was discovered on the evening of Thursday 26 September 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alleged incident took place on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe woman was brought to the flat on Thursday (dublinlive.ie)
- causeOne line of inquiry is that the woman was held hostage and beaten over a drugs debt. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe attack is suspected to be connected to a drug debt (irishmirror.ie)
- causeA man was beaten earlier over allegations he had lost a consignment of drugs, and the woman was then wrongly blamed over the missing drugs. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe alleged incident relates to a drug debt. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponGardaí are trying to establish whether the woman was beaten and tortured with heated tools, possibly including a blow torch. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponGardaí recovered implements including hammers, which were heated with a blow torch and used to torture the woman. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponA hammer was reportedly used during the alleged assault. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponA makeshift blowtorch was used to injure and beat the woman (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponHeated hammerheads were used to injure the woman (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponIron bars were used to injure the woman (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponA stick was used to injure the woman (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested eight people in connection with the alleged false imprisonment. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationSeven men aged between their 20s and 50s and a teenage boy were detained by gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe eight are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Garda stations in the Dublin region. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Bridewell arrested eight males in relation to alleged false imprisonment of a woman. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí have confirmed an investigation is under way and that eight arrests have been made. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe drugs search was halted as the area was declared a crime scene (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Bridewell arrested eight males in relation to an investigation into alleged false imprisonment of a female (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said they had identified no sexual element to the attack. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí are investigating an alleged false imprisonment. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationEight arrests were made by gardaí from the Bridewell station. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe eight suspects are detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí entered the flat on foot of a search warrant and came across the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man has now been charged (garda.ie)
- chargeEach of the seven accused faced one charge of assault causing harm and one charge of false imprisonment. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeAnother man in his 40s arrested over the incident has been charged and is due in court on Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeSeven men and a teenage boy were charged with false imprisonment and assault causing harm (dublinlive.ie)
- courtHe is due before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday 30th September 2024 at 10:30am (garda.ie)
- courtThe suspects were held in four Dublin Garda stations. (irishtimes.com)
- courtSix men and a 16-year-old boy were remanded in custody after appearing in court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused appeared before Judge Patricia McNamara at Dublin District Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtGardaí objected to bail for all seven accused. (irishtimes.com)
- courtFour of the accused who applied for bail were refused it, and were remanded in custody. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe juvenile did not apply for bail and was remanded to Oberstown. (irishtimes.com)
- courtAll seven accused were granted legal aid. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe men were remanded in custody following court appearances on Saturday and Monday (dublinlive.ie)
- courtEmmet Black was refused bail on Monday (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe 16-year-old boy was granted bail with strict conditions in the Children's Court (dublinlive.ie)
- courtMark Keogh and Mark McMahon appeared before Judge John Brennan at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday (dublinlive.ie)
- courtGarda Ciaran Rogers gave evidence about the woman's condition (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe woman is in her 30s. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman was taken to hospital for treatment. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman, in her 30s, was reportedly transferred to hospital for treatment of serious injuries. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe eight males are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Garda stations in the Dublin region. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman was taken to the Mater hospital, where she is receiving treatment. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe eight arrested males, aged in their 20s, 30s, 50s and one juvenile, are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Garda stations in the Dublin region. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman was located and lured to the flat. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman was subjected to beatings and torture with heated implements, and some of her hair appears to have been pulled out. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman was brought to the Mater hospital for treatment. (irishtimes.com)
- otherOne man who emerged as a person of interest had been granted early release from prison the day before the attack. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí are investigating a possible link to a similar earlier ordeal involving torture. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Oct2024Father and son among eight charged over 'torturing' of woman in Dublin flat
Reports the charges, court appearances, injuries sustained, weapons used, and bail outcomes for the eight defendants.
victim, 37, femaleaccused, Mark Keogh, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark Keoghaccused, Mark McMahon, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark McMahonaccused, Emmet Black, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Emmet Blackaccused, Sean Conroy, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Conroyaccused, Kian Walsh, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kian Walshaccused, Jayven Talbot, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jayven Talbotaccused, Braxton Rice, 20, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Braxton Riceaccused, 16, male - 28 Sep2024Six men and teenager charged over alleged torture of woman in Dublin flat
Adds that the seven accused appeared before Dublin District Court on Saturday and were remanded, with bail refused for most, that the alleged incident relates to a drug debt, and that a man in his 40s has also been charged.
victim, femaleaccused, Sean Conroy, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Conroyaccused, Mark McMahon, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark McMahonaccused, Mark Keogh, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark Keoghaccused, Kian Walsh, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kian Walshaccused, Jayven Talbot, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jayven Talbotaccused, Braxton Rice, 20, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Braxton Riceaccused, 16, maleaccused, 40s, male - 28 Sep2024Woman lured to Dublin flat and tortured with heated implements in missing drugs row
Adds the drugs-row motive, the location off Bolton Street, the weapons recovered, the eight arrests and their detention, the victim's hospital treatment, that no sexual element was identified, and that a man who was a person of interest had been released from prison the day before the attack.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 27 Sep2024Gardai made horror discovery of eight men viciously beating and burning woman
Provides details of how the attack was discovered during a drug search, the suspected motive (a drug debt), the victim's injuries (burns, hair pulled out, punched), and the Garda statement confirming the arrest of eight males. Notes that the drugs search was halted and the area declared a crime scene.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, 30s, 50s and one juvenile, male - 27 Sep2024Gardaí arrest eight people after woman held hostage and tortured in Dublin flat
Reports that gardaí found the woman during a drugs search at Bolton Street, Dublin 7, and that eight people were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. Adds that gardaí are investigating whether heated tools, possibly a blow torch, were used, and that one line of inquiry is a drugs debt.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 27 Sep2024Seven men and teenage boy arrested after woman allegedly held captive in Dublin
Adds the Bolton Street location, that eight males were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and that the woman was reportedly taken to hospital with serious injuries. Reports the arrests only, with no charges mentioned.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 27 Sep2024Gardai arrest seven men and teenage boy as woman 'held captive'
Gives the arrests and the location as Bolton Street, Dublin 7 (the existing case says Henrietta House), and says the eight were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. The woman was taken to hospital. It does not mention charges or assault causing harm.
victim, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, 20s to 50s, malesuspect, teen, male - 26 Sep2024Court Appearance False Imprisonment Incident, Bolton Street, Dublin 7. 26th September, 2024.
Confirms the eighth man (aged in his 40s) has been charged and sets his court date at the Criminal Courts of Justice on 30 September 2024 at 10:30am.
victim, femalesuspect, 40s, male