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Case No. 23460Violent disorder; using a weapon (stabbing with a screw) · Co. Dublin · 11 Jun 2022

Man jailed for ten months for stabbing woman with screw in Temple Bar, Dublin

Patrick Conroy, 32, was sentenced to ten months in prison at Cloverhill District Court for stabbing a woman three times with a screw during a fight between two women on Bedford Lane, Dublin 2, on 11 June 2022. The victim suffered a collapsed lung but made a full recovery.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced22 Dec
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Key facts

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15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatConroy stabbed the victim three times to her side with a screw. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim suffered a collapsed lung but made a full recovery. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo women were in a row and began fighting before the stabbing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe incident was captured on CCTV. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMedics attended to the victim at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on Bedford Lane, Dublin 2. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 11 June 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtConroy pleaded guilty at Cloverhill District Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtJudge John Brennan sentenced Conroy to ten months in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe DPP had directed a Circuit Court trial. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherConroy had 164 prior criminal convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherConroy was serving a sentence for another offence and was due to be released in February. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherConroy began using cannabis at age 12 and later used heroin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherConroy lived in County Mayo as a young child before moving to Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherConroy hoped to get into the Coolmine Drug Rehab Centre. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Dec2022
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Moment woman is viciously stabbed with a screw in Temple Bar caught on CCTV

    First report of the sentencing. Conroy pleaded guilty to violent disorder and using a weapon; Judge John Brennan described the stabbing as an 'act of manifest violence' and imposed a ten-month custodial sentence.

    victim, femaleconvicted, Patrick Conroy, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Conroy