Ireland Man jailed for six months over assaults on Irish Rail staff at Clarke station, Dundalk
Tobilobao Ogedengbe, a 23-year-old man, punched a train driver and assaulted two other male Irish Rail staff at Clarke station, Dundalk, on August 14th after he tried to board a train without a ticket. He had earlier pleaded guilty to an assault at Marshes Shopping Centre on July 14th and admitted refusing to give his name and address to a garda at Castle Road 16 days later. Judge Eirinn McKiernan adjourned finalising the case so she could hear from the train driver about the impact of the incident. A court report published on October 18th, 2023 says he was jailed for a total of six months at Dundalk District Court the previous week, with the final two months of the station sentence suspended on a 12-month probation supervision bond.
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- Sentenced18 Oct
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Tobilobao Ogedengbe, a 23-year-old man, punched a train driver at Clarke station and assaulted two other male Irish Rail staff.
- The train driver suffered cuts to the inside and outside of his mouth.
- Where
- The assaults happened at Clarke station, Dundalk, after the man tried to board a train without a ticket.
- When
- The assaults on the Irish Rail staff took place on August 14th.
- Weapon
- The train driver told the court the defendant said he had a knife.
- Charges
- The defendant pleaded guilty to assaulting the driver causing him harm.
- He also pleaded guilty to assaulting two male colleagues of the driver on August 14th.
- He admitted an assault at Marshes Shopping Centre on July 14th.
- He admitted refusing to give his name and address to a garda at Castle Road 16 days after the July 14th assault.
- In court
- Judge Eirinn McKiernan adjourned finalising the case so she could hear from the train driver about the impact of the incident.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to two months for the July 14th assault and six months for the assault causing harm at the station, with the final two months of that term suspended on a 12-month probation supervision bond.
- The sentences were consecutive and backdated to when he went into custody, and the court report describes the total as six months.
- Investigation
- He had been in custody since August 15th, when bail was refused.
- Other details
- The defendant had 17 previous convictions.
- The judge directed that he receive treatment and medical attention in custody.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA 23-year-old man punched a train driver and assaulted two other Irish Rail staff at Clarke station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatThe train driver suffered cuts to the inside and outside of his mouth. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe assaults happened at Clarke station after the man tried to board a train without a ticket. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe two assaults on Irish Rail colleagues took place on August 14th. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- causeThe train driver told the court the defendant said he had a knife. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeThe defendant pleaded guilty to assaulting the driver causing him harm. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeHe also admitted an assault at Marshes Shopping Centre on July 14th. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeHe admitted refusing to give his name and address to a garda at Castle Road 16 days later. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe judge adjourned finalising the case so she could hear from the train driver about the impact of the incident. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe judge sentenced him to two months for the July 14th assault. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed six months for the assault causing harm at the train station, suspending the final two months on a 12-month probation supervision bond. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe sentences were consecutive and were backdated to when he went into custody. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe defendant had 17 previous convictions. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe defendant had been in custody since August 15th, when bail was refused. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe judge directed that he receive treatment and medical attention in custody. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Oct2023Dundalk court: Jailed for punching train driver
Court report on the sentencing of Tobilobao Ogedengbe for the August assaults at Clarke station and a July assault at Marshes Shopping Centre. It gives the sentences, his previous convictions and custody history, and the judge's directions on treatment.
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