Ireland Case No. 15135Child neglect · Co. Dublin
Father given suspended sentence for leaving infant in car for over eight hours
A 35-year-old man left his nine-month-old daughter alone in a car in the Dublin 15 area for about eight and a half hours while he went to buy alcohol and drugs. Gardaí found the infant unsecured and distressed in the car at 4.55 am, and the man was arrested, interviewed and charged. He pleaded guilty to one count of child neglect in October 2023. On 19 December 2024 Judge Berkeley at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court imposed a two-year sentence suspended in full for three years, and directed him to continue attending addiction treatment services.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced19 Dec
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man left his nine-month-old daughter alone in a car for over eight hours.
- The suspect is a 35-year-old man, and the victim is an infant described as a daughter in the article.
- The case data lists the victim as a woman aged nine months, which conflicts with the article's description of an infant daughter.
- Where
- The offence took place in the Dublin 15 area.
- When
- The baby had been alone in the car for eight and a half hours, and gardaí located the car at 4.55 am.
- Cause
- The man left the house with the baby in the car to buy alcohol and drugs.
- He said he had been drinking and could not remember where he left the car.
- Investigation
- Gardaí found the infant unsecured and distressed in the car, and the man was arrested, interviewed and charged.
- Charges
- The man was charged with child neglect and pleaded guilty to one count in October 2023.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where the man had two previous convictions, one for a minor road traffic matter.
- Sentence
- On 19 December 2024 Judge Berkeley imposed a two-year sentence, suspended in full for three years, and directed him to continue attending addiction treatment services.
- Other details
- The baby made a full recovery.
- The judge found the mitigating factors overwhelming, including an early guilty plea, and described the breach of trust as gross.
- A probation report placed the man at low risk of re-offending.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatFather left nine-month-old child in a car for over eight hours. (thejournal.ie)
- whatHe had two previous convictions, one for a minor road traffic matter. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe offence took place in the Dublin 15 area. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe baby had been alone in the car for eight and a half hours. (thejournal.ie)
- causeHe had left the house with the baby in the car to buy alcohol and drugs. (thejournal.ie)
- causeHe said he had been drinking and could not remember where he left the car. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí located the car at 4.55 am and found the infant unsecured and distressed. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe defendant was arrested, interviewed and charged. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of child neglect. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Berkeley imposed a two-year sentence, suspended in full for three years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceHe was directed to continue attending addiction treatment services. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe baby made a full recovery. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge found the mitigating factors overwhelming, including an early guilty plea. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge described the breach of trust as gross. (thejournal.ie)
- otherA probation report placed him at low risk of re-offending. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Dec2024Father sentenced after leaving infant daughter in car for eight hours to buy alcohol and drugs
Reports the sentencing of the father at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, including the court's reasoning and the probation report.
convicted, 35, malevictim, nine months, female