Ireland Case No. 19120Assault causing harm; sale or supply of heroin; possession of cocaine · Co. Limerick · 21 Sep 2018
Man sentenced for knife attack on drug customer in Limerick
On 21 September 2018, in the early hours, a man in his mid-twenties was attacked with a knife at Stephen Curtin's house on Rosbrien Terrace, Punches Cross, Limerick, where he had gone to get drugs. Curtin, aged 33, of the same address, was arrested later, and gardaí said they found heroin at the address and cocaine on him. On 15 November 2023 he pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to assault causing harm, sale or supply of heroin and possession of cocaine, and the judge imposed a three-year sentence with the last 18 months suspended. The latest report, published 19 November 2023, confirms the sentence and notes that the cocaine possession charge was taken into consideration.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced15 Nov
2 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man in his mid-twenties was attacked with a knife by a drug dealer, Stephen Curtin, aged 33.
- Curtin grabbed the victim and cut and stabbed him in the face, chest, legs and neck for about 20 minutes.
- The victim was slashed from his left cheek to his right ear and had a substantial ear injury with significant and multiple facial wounds.
- Where
- The victim went to Curtin's house on Rosbrien Terrace, Punches Cross, Limerick, to get drugs.
- When
- The attack happened in the early hours of 21 September 2018.
- Cause
- Prosecution described the attack as unprovoked, while the defence put to the detective that it was a commercial disagreement, and the detective agreed.
- Weapon
- A knife was recovered after the attack.
- Other details
- The victim broke free, ran away and collapsed in a doorway, and an ambulance was called.
- The victim still has scarring, and the detective said it was healing well.
- Investigation
- Gardaí found €2,114 worth of heroin at the Rosbrien Terrace address and €46.13 of cocaine on Curtin when they went to arrest him, with further heroin found at his address in the following days.
- Charges
- Curtin pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, sale or supply of heroin and possession of cocaine.
- In court
- The court heard that Curtin has 103 previous convictions, 91 of which were for road traffic offences.
- The judge said the victim had no chance of defending himself against a knife-wielding Curtin.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a three-year prison sentence with the last 18 months suspended, and gave a 12-month suspended sentence for sale or supply of heroin, with the cocaine possession offence taken into consideration.
24 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe victim was a man in his mid-twenties who was attacked with a knife by a drug dealer. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe accused grabbed the victim and cut and stabbed him in the face, chest, legs and neck for about 20 minutes. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe victim was slashed from his left cheek to his right ear and had a substantial ear injury. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatCurtin grabbed the victim and cut and stabbed him in an unprovoked attack. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe victim was slashed from his left cheek to his right ear. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe victim suffered multiple significant facial wounds, including a substantial ear injury. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe victim went to Curtin's house in Rosbrien Terrace to get drugs. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe attack happened in the early hours of 21 September 2018. (limerickleader.ie)
- causeThe defence put to the detective that it was a commercial disagreement between the accused and the victim, and the detective agreed. (limerickleader.ie)
- causeThe defence put it to the detective that the incident was a commercial disagreement between Curtin and the victim, and the detective agreed. (limerickleader.ie)
- weaponA knife was recovered after the attack. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí found €2,114 worth of heroin at the Rosbrien Terrace address and €46.13 of cocaine on the accused when they went to arrest him. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí found heroin at Curtin's address when they went to arrest him in the following days. (limerickleader.ie)
- chargeCurtin pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, sale or supply of heroin and possession of cocaine. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe accused pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to assault causing harm, sale or supply of heroin and possession of cocaine. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe court heard that Curtin has 103 previous convictions. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe judge said the victim had no chance of defending himself against a knife-wielding Curtin. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a three-year prison sentence with the last 18 months suspended. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge gave a 12-month suspended sentence for the sale or supply of heroin and took the cocaine possession offence into consideration. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge gave a 12-month suspended sentence for the sale or supply of heroin. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe victim still has scarring, and the detective said it was healing well. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe accused had 103 previous convictions, 91 of which were for road traffic offences. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe victim broke free, ran away and collapsed in a doorway, and an ambulance was called. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe possession of cocaine charge was taken into consideration. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Nov2023Limerick drug dealer attacks ‘customer’ with knife in ‘commercial disagreement’
Reports the sentencing of Stephen Curtin at Limerick Circuit Court, including the guilty pleas, the defence's account of a commercial disagreement, the sentence and the suspended portion. No existing case in the list matches this incident.
convicted, Stephen Curtin, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Curtinvictim, mid-twenties, male - 15 Nov2023Limerick man sentenced for ‘unprovoked attack’
Court report of the sentencing hearing at Limerick Circuit Court on 15 November 2023. Adds the guilty plea, the defence account, the prosecution's account of the attack and injuries, the drug seizure, and the sentence imposed.
victim, mid-twenties, maleconvicted, Stephen Curtin, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Curtin