Ireland Man sentenced for two assaults at Portlaoise District Court
Padraig O'Connell, a 35-year-old man, was charged with two unprovoked assaults on two men, one at Portarlington Leisure Centre on 21 February 2020 and the other at Togher Road, Monasterevin, on 19 May 2020. He was homeless and suffering from depression and anxiety at the time of both incidents. The case was heard at Portlaoise District Court before Judge Catherine Staines. On 30 September 2021, O'Connell was sentenced to a six-month prison term suspended for one year, with a condition of abstinence from alcohol and €500 directed to each victim from the court poor box.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced30 Sep
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- O'Connell was charged with two unprovoked assaults on two men.
- Where
- The first assault occurred at Portarlington Leisure Centre and the second at Togher Road, Monasterevin.
- When
- The assaults occurred on 21 February 2020 and 19 May 2020 respectively.
- In court
- The case was heard at Portlaoise District Court before Judge Catherine Staines.
- Sentence
- O'Connell received a six-month prison sentence suspended for one year with a condition of abstinence from alcohol.
- €500 was directed to be paid to each victim from the court poor box.
- Other details
- O'Connell was homeless and suffering from depression and anxiety at the time of the assaults.
- O'Connell had secured accommodation and was on a regime of medication by the time of sentencing.
- The injured parties did not wish to make statements.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatO'Connell was charged with two separate assaults (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereFirst assault occurred at Portarlington Leisure Centre (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereSecond assault occurred at Togher Road, Monasterevin (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenFirst assault occurred on 21 February 2020 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenSecond assault occurred on 19 May 2020 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtCase was heard at Portlaoise District Court (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Catherine Staines presided over the sentencing (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceSix-month prison sentence suspended for one year (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceCondition of abstinence from alcohol (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentence€500 directed to be paid to each victim from the court poor box (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe injured parties did not wish to make statements (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherBoth assaults were unprovoked (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherO'Connell was homeless at the time of the assaults (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherO'Connell was suffering from depression and anxiety (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherO'Connell had secured accommodation by the time of sentencing (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherO'Connell was on a regime of medication (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Sep2021Man gets suspended sentence for assault
Sentencing details: six-month prison sentence suspended for one year with condition of alcohol abstinence; €500 compensation to each victim from the court poor box; mitigating factors of homelessness, depression and anxiety at the time.
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