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Case No. 17049Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 30 Aug 2022

Man jailed for assault causing harm at Essex Quay, Dublin

On 30 August 2022 gardaí were called to Essex Quay in Dublin, where they found a man with no top on, covered in blood and with a deep cut to his face. Leroy Roche Dumbrell, a 37-year-old man, was identified from CCTV footage as the person who assaulted him, and was charged in September 2023. Dumbrell spent several months in custody before the High Court granted him bail, and he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm. On 4 June 2024 Judge Jonathan Dunphy jailed him for two years, suspending the final 12 months on condition that he engage with the Probation Service for two years on his release.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • Leroy Roche Dumbrell, a 37-year-old man, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of assault causing harm.
  • Gardaí found a man with no top on, covered in blood, with a deep cut to his face.
Where
The assault took place at Essex Quay in Dublin.
When
Gardaí were called to Essex Quay on the morning of 30 August 2022.
Investigation
Gardaí obtained CCTV footage from the Essex Quay area, which was shown to the court and identified Dumbrell as the person who assaulted the injured man.
Charges
Dumbrell was charged in September 2023.
In court
Dumbrell spent several months in custody before the High Court granted him bail on strict conditions.
Sentence
  • On 4 June 2024 Judge Jonathan Dunphy set a headline sentence of four and a half years and imposed a sentence of three years.
  • The judge suspended the final 12 months on condition that Dumbrell engage with the Probation Service for two years on his release.
  • Dumbrell was jailed for two years.
Other details
  • Dumbrell has 81 previous convictions, including one for assault causing serious harm.
  • The court heard that Dumbrell has made great progress in his rehabilitation.
  • The injured man has since died; the court was told the death is unconnected to this incident and is under investigation, and Dumbrell is not an active suspect in it.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatLeroy Roche Dumbrell pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing harm. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatGardaí found a man with no top on, covered in blood, with a deep cut to his face. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenGardaí were called to Essex Quay on the morning of August 30, 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationCCTV footage from the Essex Quay area was obtained by gardaí and shown to the court. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationDumbrell was identified from CCTV footage as the person who assaulted the injured party. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeDumbrell was charged in September 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtDumbrell spent several months in custody before the High Court granted him bail on strict conditions. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJudge Jonathan Dunphy set a headline sentence of four and a half years before imposing a sentence of three years. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge said he would suspend the final 12 months of the term on condition that Dumbrell engage with the Probation Service for two years on his release. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceDumbrell was jailed for two years. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherDumbrell has 81 previous convictions, including one for assault causing serious harm. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe court heard Dumbrell has made great progress in his rehabilitation. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe injured man has since died, and his death is unconnected to this incident, the court was told. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe injured man's death is under investigation, and Dumbrell is not an active suspect in it. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Jun2024
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare man with a propensity for violence jailed for assault in Dublin

    Reports the guilty plea, the sentence imposed by Judge Jonathan Dunphy, the suspended portion and probation condition, Dumbrell's previous convictions and rehabilitation, and that the injured man later died, which is under investigation and not linked to this assault.

    convicted, Leroy Roche Dumbrell, 37, male, namedLeroy Roche Dumbrellvictim, male