Ireland Man sentenced over assault on elderly man at Ilac centre library
In July, Alin Bujor, a man aged 23, struck John Hume, a retired chartered surveyor aged 77, in the face as Hume left the library at the Ilac shopping centre in Dublin, causing Hume to fall and hit a wall. Gardaí identified Bujor from CCTV and arrested him on 9 October, when he had a sock filled with broken glass tied around his ankle, and he was charged under Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. Bujor pleaded guilty to the assault. An article published on 3 April 2025 reports that he was sentenced to three years in prison with the final fifteen months suspended, on conditions of good behaviour and a year with the Probation Services, with the sentence backdated to 9 October.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced3 Apr
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Alin Bujor pleaded guilty to assaulting John Hume, a retired chartered surveyor.
- Bujor struck Hume in the face as Hume left the library, causing him to fall and hit a wall.
- Where
- The assault happened as Hume was returning books to the library at the Ilac shopping centre in Dublin.
- When
- The assault happened in July, and the articles do not give the year.
- Other details
- Hume had a red eye and a bloody nose after he was struck.
- The fall fractured Hume's clavicle, which one headline describes as a shoulder fracture.
- Bujor has four previous convictions, two for possession of knives and two for theft.
- Weapon
- When arrested, Bujor had a blue sock filled with broken glass tied around his ankle, which he said he used for his own safety.
- Investigation
- Bujor was arrested on 9 October, about four months after the assault, after gardaí identified him from CCTV of the incident.
- Charges
- Bujor was charged with breaching Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, which covers assault causing harm.
- In court
- The maximum sentence for the offence is 10 years.
- Sentence
- Bujor was sentenced to three years in prison with the final fifteen months suspended, on condition of good behaviour and a year with the Probation Services.
- The sentence is backdated to 9 October.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAlin Bujor pleaded guilty to assaulting John Hume, a retired chartered surveyor. (gript.ie)
- whatBujor struck Hume in the face as Hume left the library, causing him to fall and hit a wall. (gript.ie)
- whereThe assault happened as Hume was returning books to the Ilac shopping centre library. (gript.ie)
- whenThe assault happened in July. (gript.ie)
- weaponWhen arrested, Bujor had a blue sock filled with broken glass tied around his ankle, which he said he used for his own safety. (gript.ie)
- investigationBujor was arrested about four months later, on 9 October, after gardaí identified him from CCTV of the incident. (gript.ie)
- chargeBujor was charged with breaching Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. (gript.ie)
- courtThe maximum sentence for the offence is 10 years. (gript.ie)
- sentenceBujor was sentenced to three years in prison with the final fifteen months suspended, on condition of good behaviour and a year with the Probation Services. (gript.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence is backdated to 9 October. (gript.ie)
- otherThe impact of the fall fractured Hume's clavicle. (gript.ie)
- otherHume had a red eye and a bloody nose after he was struck. (gript.ie)
- otherBujor has four previous convictions, two for possession of knives and two for theft. (gript.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Apr2025Elderly man sustained shoulder fracture in Ilac centre assault - Gript
Court report on sentencing. The article says the assault happened in July but does not give the year. Bujor was arrested on 9 October, about four months later. No existing case in the list matches this incident.
convicted, Alin Bujor, 23, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Alin Bujorvictim, John Hume, 77, male, irish (judged from name)John Hume