Case No. 2008Assault causing harm (Section 3), burglary · Co. Dublin · 16 Oct 2021
Glen Duff jailed for five years for slashing inmate's face in Cloverhill Prison
Glen Duff, 38, of Dublin 11, pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate in Cloverhill Prison on 16 October 2021 and a burglary at a pub on Great Strand Street, Dublin, and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment (final year suspended) by Judge Elva Duffy.
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- whatGlen Duff pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate in Cloverhill Prison on 16 October 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe also pleaded guilty to a burglary at a pub on Great Strand Street where the front door was smashed and €300 worth of alcohol was stolen. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe injured party sustained a deep cut in retribution. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault happened in the yard of Cloverhill Prison. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponAn implement was used to cause a slashing injury to the face. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeDuff was charged with Section 3 assault, also referred to as assault causing harm. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe is serving a six-year sentence with the final 15 months suspended for two robberies in Temple Bar in 2022 and the assault of a tourist. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge handed down a five-year sentence with the final year suspended on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDuff has 200 previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHis earliest release date was due to be January 2027. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge said Duff was very familiar to gardaí around the city. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDuff's mother died when he was young. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe had an institutional life with polysubstance abuse since his mother's death. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe is never visited in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe started drinking and taking heroin at 13 years of age. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe spent most of his life in institutions, is from a dysfunctional family and developed a very early heroin addiction. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge noted Duff had been given the benefit of a suspended sentence in the past. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Mar2025Man jailed for tourist attack gets further sentence for slashing inmate's face
Duff, who has 200 previous convictions, was already serving a six-year sentence for two Temple Bar robberies in 2022 and a tourist assault. The judge noted his history of institutional life and polysubstance abuse since age 13, and that he is never visited in prison.
suspect, Glen Duff, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Duffvictim, male