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Case No. 1133Assault, breach of Sexual Offenders Act · Co. Dublin · 26 Jul 2025

Man with 27 aliases sentenced for breaching Sexual Offenders Act after Dublin jogger assault

On 26 July 2025, a 35-year-old Syrian man, Hoyda Hamad, was charged with an unprovoked assault on a young woman jogging near Fairview Park on East Wall Road, Dublin 3, after kicking her in the stomach and causing her to fall. Hamad, a barber of no fixed abode, was arrested on East Wall Road after giving a false name and date of birth, and pleaded guilty to a section 2 assault, providing a false name and address, and using threatening words at Cloverhill District Court on 30 July. He was sentenced to three months in prison on 6 August, with the two further offences taken into consideration. On 13 August, he was sentenced to a further two months for breaching the Sexual Offenders Act, after it emerged he had 27 aliases, 20 prior convictions, and a 2022 sexual assault conviction in the UK.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court28 Jul
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  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced6 Aug
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A young woman was unprovokedly assaulted while jogging, kicked in the stomach, knocked to the ground, and suffered a back injury, a swollen finger, and a throbbing head.
Where
The incident occurred on East Wall Road, Dublin 3, near Fairview Park.
When
The assault took place at around 10:05 am on Saturday, 26 July 2025.
Charges
Hoyda Hamad, a 35-year-old Syrian man and barber of no fixed abode, was charged with a section 2 assault, providing a false or misleading name and address to a garda, and using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
Investigation
Hamad was arrested on East Wall Road after giving a false name and date of birth; his fingerprints revealed 27 aliases, and extensive inquiries were conducted at national and international level with Interpol.
In court
Hamad appeared at Dublin District Court on 26 July, then at Cloverhill District Court before Judge Shalom Binchy on 30 July, where he pleaded guilty to all three charges and was remanded in custody until 6 August.
Sentence
  • On 6 August 2025, Judge Patricia Cronin sentenced Hamad to three months in prison for the assault, with the two further offences taken into consideration.
  • On 13 August 2025, Judge Alan Mitchell sentenced Hamad to a further two months for breaching the Sexual Offenders Act for failing to notify authorities of his address.
Other details
  • Hamad has 27 aliases and 20 prior convictions, including a 2022 sexual assault conviction in the UK under the name Youssouf Chergui, a burglary conviction in Cork under the name Youssouf Angelina resulting in 11 months in Midlands Prison in January 2024, and a three-month suspended sentence for theft in Wexford in July 2025.
  • Hamad never sought International Protection, presented to TUSLA as a minor but tests proved he was an adult, and the Garda National Immigration Bureau had no record of him.
115 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe alleged assault was on a young woman near Fairview Park in Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe accused is 35 years old and of no fixed abode (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHoyda Hamad declared he wanted to plead guilty before Judge Shalom Binchy at Cloverhill District Court. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe attack was described as unprovoked (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim was kicked in the stomach and caused to fall to the ground (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatHoyda Hamad is a Syrian national of no fixed abode (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe attack happened 18 days after he received a suspended sentence for a theft crime (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatHoyda Hamad is 35 years old (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatHoyda Hamad is a barber by trade (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatHamad pleaded guilty the week before the sentencing (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim suffered a back injury (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim suffered a swollen finger (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe victim's head was throbbing after the attack (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatHamad gave a false name and date of birth before being arrested (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe accused was arrested on the East Wall Road (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHamad was arrested on East Wall Road in north Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHe was arrested on East Wall Road in north Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe arrest took place on the East Wall Road in north Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHoyda Hamad was arrested on the East Wall Road in north Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred on East Wall Road, Dublin 3 (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe alleged incident occurred over the weekend (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe alleged incident occurred on Saturday, 26 July 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe alleged incident took place on Saturday, 26 July 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe alleged assault occurred on Saturday, 26 July 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe alleged incident occurred on Saturday, July 26 (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at around 10.05 am (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe sentencing took place on Wednesday, 6 August 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at about 10.05am on the morning of 26 July (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe investigating officer was Garda Ruth Redmond (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGarda Patrick Watson from Clontarf Garda Station gave evidence that extensive inquiries had taken place at national and international level along with Interpol. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationWhen the accused's fingerprints were run through the system, 27 aliases appeared. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationExtensive inquiries had taken place at national and international level along with Interpol. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGarda Patrick Watson from Clontarf Garda Station said extensive inquiries took place at national and international level along with Interpol. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe accused was charged with a section 2 assault (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe accused was charged with providing a false or misleading name and address to a garda (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe accused was charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words with intent to provoke a breach of the peace (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHamad was charged with Section 2 assault (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHamad was charged with providing a false or misleading name and address to a garda (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHamad was charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with a Section 2 assault. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with providing a false or misleading name and address to a member of An Garda Síochána. (dublinlive.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with using or engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with providing a false or misleading name and address to a garda (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe was charged with using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe was charged with a section 2 assault carrying a six-month sentence (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe accused had a sexual assault conviction from the UK. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe accused appeared in Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe accused was remanded in custody (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe accused is due to appear before Cloverhill Courthouse on 30 July 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHoyda Hamad appeared at Cloverhill District Court on 30 July 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHis barrister confirmed he was pleading guilty to all three charges (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
  • courtJudge Binchy remanded Hamad in custody until 6 August for a sentencing hearing (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
  • courtThe Garda courts presenter noted there was a named person on the charge sheet who should be given the opportunity to provide a victim impact statement. (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtHe appeared before Judge Shalom Binchy at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
  • courtThe Garda courts presenter noted a named person on the charge sheet could provide a victim impact statement (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtJudge Binchy remanded him in custody until 6 August for a sentencing hearing (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHe was remanded in custody until August 6 for a sentencing hearing (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtThe sentencing hearing was at Cloverhill District Court (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtJudge Patricia Cronin presided over the sentencing (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtThe victim did not have to attend the hearing because of the guilty plea (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtHe pleaded guilty and the woman did not have to attend the hearing (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Patricia Cronin presided at the sentencing at Cloverhill District Court (irishtimes.com)
  • courtHe had been remanded in custody on the date of the incident (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe accused pleaded guilty to breaching the Sex Offenders Act for failing to tell authorities his address. (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtHe was sentenced at Cloverhill District Court on August 6 under the name Hoyda Hamad. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHe was convicted under the name Youssouf Chergui for the UK sex attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceHoyda Hamad was jailed for three months (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceHe was jailed for three months (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe three-month term was imposed on the assault charge with the two remaining offences taken into consideration (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Alan Mitchell sentenced the accused to a further two months for breaching the Sex Offenders Act. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was put behind bars in Midlands Prison for 11 months in January 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceIn July, the accused was given a three-month suspended sentence for the Wexford theft under the name Hoyda Hamad. (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was sentenced to three months in prison for attacking the young woman near Fairview Park on East Wall Road on July 26. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHamad declared he wanted to plead guilty (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHamad was of no fixed abode (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
  • otherA person convicted of Section 2 assault faces up to six months in prison, a fine or both (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
  • otherHe declared he wanted to plead guilty after appearing in court (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused is of no fixed abode (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe declared in court that he wanted to plead guilty (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was of no fixed abode (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherA named person on the charge sheet was given the opportunity to provide a victim impact statement (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherHe is a barber by trade and is 35 years old (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe incident occurred 18 days after he received a suspended sentence for an earlier theft (irishtimes.com)
  • otherUnder the name Hamad he had two theft convictions leading to a two-month sentence suspended for one year in Wexford District Court on 8 July (irishtimes.com)
  • otherUnder a different name he had three vehicle theft and driving offences, one drug possession, one burglary, one trespass, and one failing to provide a passport (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThose offences resulted in a 10-month prison sentence from Cork District Court on 31 July the previous year (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused had 20 convictions across all aliases. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused had eight total convictions in the UK under various different names and identities. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in the UK in 2022. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was in Ireland for two years according to his solicitor. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused fled the Syrian war. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was convicted of burglary in Cork. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was convicted of the Cork offences under the name Youssouf Angelina. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherAfter release from Midlands Prison, the accused committed theft in Wexford. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherSome of the aliases listed the accused as being from Syria, Libya and Algeria. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe Garda National Immigration Bureau had no record of the accused. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused never sought International Protection but presented to TUSLA as a minor. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherTests later proved the accused was an adult despite presenting as a minor. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was claiming to be 21 years old. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused has 27 aliases. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in the UK in 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHis solicitor told the court the defendant was in Ireland for two years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAcross all aliases he had 20 convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused had eight total convictions in the UK under various different names. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe was convicted of burglary in Cork and sentenced to 11 months in Midlands Prison in January 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe was convicted of the Cork offences under the name Youssouf Angelina. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAfter release from Midlands Prison he committed theft in Wexford and was given a three-month suspended sentence in July under the name Hoyda Hamad. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherOnce his fingerprints were run through the system, 27 aliases appeared, some listing him as from Syria, Libya and Algeria. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe Garda National Immigration Bureau had no record of the accused and he never sought International Protection. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe presented to TUSLA as a minor but tests proved he was an adult. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherSome aliases listed the accused as being from Syria, Libya and Algeria. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused never sought International Protection but presented to TUSLA as a minor, and tests later proved he was an adult. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe accused was convicted of burglary in Cork and put in Midlands Prison for 11 months in January 2024 under the name Youssouf Angelina. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe UK sexual assault conviction and the Sex Offenders Act breach conviction were under the name Youssouf Chergui. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAontú leader Peadar Tóibín said the case makes a mockery of the Criminal Justice System in Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 18 Aug2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Brute who attacked female jogger shows Government and Gardaí 'not in control'

    Reports the sentencing for breaching the Sexual Offenders Act, reveals the accused's 27 aliases and 20 convictions including a UK sexual assault and a Cork burglary, and includes political commentary by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín on immigration and criminal justice.

    convicted, Hoyda Hamad, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamadvictim, female
  2. 14 Aug2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Brute who attacked jogger exposed as 'genderfluid' sex offender with 27 aliases

    Provides the two-month sentence for the Sex Offenders Act breach, reveals the accused's 27 aliases, 20 convictions, UK criminal history (including a 2022 sexual assault conviction), Cork burglary, Wexford theft, and the fact that Gardaí and Interpol could not confirm his true identity or nationality.

    victim, femaleconvicted, Hoyda Hamad, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamad
  3. 14 Aug2025
    Sentenceddublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Brute who attacked female jogger in park revealed as 'genderfluid' sex offender

    Provides details of the Sex Offenders Act breach sentencing (two months), the 27 aliases, 20 total convictions, 8 UK convictions, the 2022 UK sexual assault conviction, the Cork burglary and Midlands Prison 11-month sentence in January 2024, the Wexford theft and three-month suspended sentence in July, and that Gardaí cannot determine his true identity or nationality despite Interpol inquiries.

    victim, femaleconvicted, Hoyda Hamad, male, namedHoyda Hamad
  4. 6 Aug2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Man jailed for three months over ‘unprovoked’ attack on woman jogging in Dublin

    Provides full sentencing detail: three-month term for the assault, two further offences taken into consideration, prior convictions under two different names, victim's injuries (back injury, swollen finger, throbbing head), and that the victim did not attend due to the guilty plea.

    victim, femaleconvicted, Hoyda Hamad, 35, male, Syrian, named, non-irishHoyda Hamad
  5. 6 Aug2025
    Sentenceddublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Non-binary Syrian jailed after 'unprovoked' attack on female jogger in Dublin

    Provides full details of the sentencing hearing: the victim's specific injuries (back injury, swollen finger, throbbing head), the three charges, the three-month sentence backdated to 26 July, the victim's employer assisting with counselling, and Hamad's prior convictions under two different names including a suspended sentence in Wexford and a 10-month term from Cork.

    victim, femaleconvicted, Hoyda Hamad, 35, non-binary, Syrian, named, non-irishHoyda Hamad
  6. 31 Jul2025
    In courtdublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Moment Gardai arrest man accused of assaulting woman near Dublin park

    Describes Hamad's plea hearing at Cloverhill District Court on 28 July 2025 where he pleaded guilty to all three charges and was remanded until 6 August for sentencing.

    accused, Hoyda Hamad, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamadvictim, female
  7. 30 Jul2025
    In courtirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Pictured: Moment Gardai swooped on man accused of assaulting woman in Dublin

    Documents Hamad's court appearance on 30 July 2025 where he pleaded guilty to all three charges and was remanded in custody until 6 August for sentencing. Includes exclusive photos of his arrest on East Wall Road.

    accused, Hoyda Hamad, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamadvictim, female
  8. 30 Jul2025
    In courtdublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Man accused of assaulting woman near Fairview Park says 'I want to plead guilty'

    Records Hamad's first court appearance on 30 July 2025 where he declared 'I want to plead guilty' to all three charges and was remanded in custody until 6 August for sentencing.

    victim, femaleaccused, Hoyda Hamad, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamad
  9. 30 Jul2025
    In courtirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Man accused of assaulting woman near Fairview Park says 'I want to plead guilty'

    Reports Hamad's guilty plea to all three charges at Cloverhill District Court and his remand in custody until 6 August for sentencing.

    suspect, Hoyda Hamad, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamadvictim, female
  10. 28 Jul2025
    In courtirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Man remanded in custody after 'assaulting' woman near park in Dublin

    Details of initial court appearance at Dublin District Court on 26 July 2025, listing all three charges (section 2 assault, false name/address, breach of the peace) and confirming remand to appear at Cloverhill Courthouse on 30 July 2025.

    victim, femaleaccused, Hoyda Hamad, 35, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Hoyda Hamad