Ireland Man sentenced to 12 months for assault causing harm in Galway
A woman was attacked by three men who shoved her to the ground and kicked and punched her, leaving her with severe bruising to her face and body, behind Curry's on the Headford Road in Galway City on the evening of 2 February 2021. She went to the garda station to make a complaint the following morning. Martin Ward, a 29-year-old man of Fairgreen Hostel, Galway City, was arrested and later convicted of assault causing harm at Galway District Court after denying the charge and claiming he had been in Tuam with his father. He was sentenced to the maximum 12 months in prison, backdated to 1 July.
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- Sentenced7 Oct
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A woman was attacked by three men who shoved her to the ground and then kicked and punched her.
- The woman sustained severe bruising to her face and across her body.
- Where
- The assault took place behind Curry's on the Headford Road, Galway City.
- When
- The assault occurred on the evening of 2 February 2021.
- Investigation
- The woman went to the garda station to make a complaint the morning after the assault, and photos of her injuries were taken and handed into court.
- Garda Mark Kelly and Detective Garda Ronan Leonard arrested and interviewed Martin Ward.
- In court
- Martin Ward (29) of Fairgreen Hostel, Galway City, was convicted of assault causing harm at Galway District Court after denying the charge and claiming he had been in Tuam with his father.
- Ward had 117 previous criminal convictions, including two for assault, with his most recent being for producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury and making threats to kill or cause serious harm.
- Sentence
- Ward was sentenced to the maximum permitted 12 months in prison, backdated to 1 July.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe woman was attacked by three men who shoved her to the ground and then kicked and punched her. (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe woman sustained severe bruising to her face and across her body. (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe woman had been hanging out with a group of people and drinking before the attack. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationThe woman went to the garda station to make a complaint the morning after the assault. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationPhotos of the woman's injuries were taken at the garda station and handed into court. (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationGarda Mark Kelly assisted in the investigation and, with Detective Garda Ronan Leonard, arrested and interviewed Martin Ward. (galwaydaily.com)
- courtMartin Ward (29) of Fairgreen Hostel, Galway City, was convicted of assault causing harm at Galway District Court. (galwaydaily.com)
- courtMartin Ward denied the charge, claiming he had been in Tuam with his father that day. (galwaydaily.com)
- courtWard said he had come to the Galway City area later that day, only after the assault had already occurred. (galwaydaily.com)
- courtWard had 117 previous criminal convictions, including two for assault. (galwaydaily.com)
- courtWard's most recent convictions were for producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury and making threats to kill or cause serious harm. (galwaydaily.com)
- sentenceWard was sentenced to the maximum permitted 12 months in prison. (galwaydaily.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to 1 July. (galwaydaily.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Oct2021Man jailed for unprovoked assault on woman - Galway Daily
Full trial details including the victim's account, Ward's alibi defence (claiming he was in Tuam with his father), his 117 previous convictions, Judge Fahy's reasoning, and the maximum 12-month sentence backdated to 1 July.
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