Ireland Case No. 16947Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 8 May 2023
Man serving life for murder jailed for assaulting prison officer outside Smithfield clinic
On May 8, 2023, Graham McEvoy (26) of Crumlin, Dublin 12, a man serving a life sentence for murder, slashed a prison officer's face with a sharpened toilet brush outside the Swiftcare clinic in Smithfield, Dublin, after being released from handcuffs. The officer was treated in hospital with sutures and a tetanus injection. McEvoy pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting the officer causing him harm, and two further charges were taken into consideration. On June 14, 2024, Judge Pauline Codd sentenced him to four years in prison, reducing a headline sentence of five years and ruling out a consecutive term.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced14 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man serving a life sentence for murder slashed a prison officer's face.
- The man lunged at prison officers in a bid for freedom after being released from handcuffs to sit back into the prison van.
- Where
- The assault took place outside the Swiftcare clinic in Smithfield, Dublin.
- When
- The assault took place on May 8, 2023.
- Cause
- The man had just attended the clinic for an X-ray while in prison custody.
- Weapon
- The weapon was a sharpened toilet brush, called a shiv in one report.
- Investigation
- The prison officer was treated in hospital and given sutures and a tetanus injection.
- Charges
- Graham McEvoy pleaded guilty to assaulting a prison officer, causing him harm.
- Charges of threats to kill and attempting to escape lawful custody were taken into consideration.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Pauline Codd set a headline sentence of five years and reduced it to four years, imposed on June 14, 2024.
- The judge could not impose a sentence consecutive to the life sentence the man was already serving.
- Other details
- The judge placed the offence in the uppermost range of seriousness.
- The man was 26 years old and of Crumlin, Dublin 12, at the time of sentencing.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man serving a life sentence for murder slashed a prison officer's face. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe man lunged at prison officers in a bid for freedom after being released from handcuffs. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe assault took place outside the Swiftcare clinic in Smithfield. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on May 8, 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- weaponThe weapon was a sharpened toilet brush. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe prison officer was treated in hospital and given sutures and a tetanus injection. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to assaulting a prison officer, causing him harm. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeTwo further charges of threats to kill and attempting to escape lawful custody were taken into consideration. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceJudge Pauline Codd sentenced the accused to four years in prison. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of five years and reduced it to four years. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge could not impose a sentence consecutive to the life sentence the man was already serving. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe man was serving a life sentence for murder at the time. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge placed the offence in the uppermost range of seriousness. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Jun2024Murderer locked up in Laois slashed prison officer's face with shiv
Reports the guilty plea and four-year sentence imposed on June 14, 2024, with details of the attack on the prison officer and the court's remarks.
convicted, Graham McEvoy, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Graham McEvoyvictim, male