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Case No. 22894Assault; breach of barring order · Co. Longford · 17 Nov 2022

Longford man remanded over alleged assaults on father, sister and uncle

A 30-year-old Longford man was remanded in continuing custody at Longford District Court after being charged with breaching a barring order and assaulting his father, sister and uncle on two separate occasions in November 2022. His defence solicitor requested a short adjournment to seek legal opinion on whether a plea of diminished responsibility or insanity would be appropriate.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court11 Jan
    2 reports
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
30 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused is a 30-year-old man who cannot be identified because the case was filed under Section 33 of the Domestic Violence Act (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe father was punched in the face without warning when he opened the door (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe sister was struck in the face in a similar manner to the assault on her father (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatOn the same day, the accused punched his uncle in the kitchen, causing him to fall to the floor and bleed from the lip and nose (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe accused is a 30-year-old man from Longford (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe father opened the door and was punched in the face without warning (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe accused spoke to his younger sister and asked to speak with her in a bedroom before striking her in the face (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe accused entered the kitchen and punched his uncle, causing him to fall to the floor and bleed from the lip and nose (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe man called to the family home on 17 November 2022 despite a barring order (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenSix days after the first assault, the accused returned to the same property and spoke to his younger sister (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenOn November 17 the man called to a property and knocked at the door (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenSix days later the accused returned to the same location (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenIn a separate incident on the same day the accused called to his uncle's home (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe defendant stayed silent throughout the hearing before Judge Bernadette Owens (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtDefence solicitor Frank Gearty said he had received disclosure of all relevant statements (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe defence requested a short adjournment to obtain legal opinion on diminished responsibility or insanity (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThere would be no application for bail at present (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtJudge Owens remanded the accused in continuing custody to a sitting on 24 January (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe case was filed under Section 33 of the Domestic Violence Act (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe hearing was before Judge Bernadette Owens at Longford District Court (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtDefence solicitor Frank Gearty said he had received disclosure (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe defence requested a short adjournment to obtain legal opinion on a plea of diminished responsibility or insanity (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe accused was remanded in continuing custody to a sitting on January 24 (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherA barring order had been put in place two months before the first assault (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherA doctor's report and photographs showing apparent bruising to the father's face were submitted to the court (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe accused had suffered a bereavement over the festive period (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defendant stayed silent throughout the hearing (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherA barring order had been put in place two months before the first incident (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherA doctor's report and photographs showing bruising to the father's face were submitted to the court (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe man had suffered a bereavement over the festive period (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Jan2023
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, its first report
    Court hears how man in the Midlands allegedly assaulted father, sister and uncle

    Reports the court hearing at which the man was remanded in custody, with details of the three alleged assaults and the defence's request for an adjournment to consider a plea of diminished responsibility or insanity.

    accused, 30, malevictim, malevictim, femalevictim, male
  2. 11 Jan2023
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Longford man allegedly assaulted father, sister and uncle, court hears

    Provides details of the court hearing before Judge Bernadette Owens, including descriptions of each assault, the defence solicitor's request for adjournment to seek legal opinion on diminished responsibility or insanity, the absence of a bail application, and the remand to 24 January.

    accused, 30, malevictim, malevictim, femalevictim, male