Ireland Case No. 20663Assault causing harm · Co. Louth · 18 Sep 2020
Mum given community service for assaulting woman in Dundalk
Catherine Boland, a 38-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm after an incident at College Manor, Dundalk, on 18 September 2020, when a group of 15 to 20 people walked towards the victim's home. The defence said Boland reacted after believing her son had been chased with a knife. On 16 June 2023, Judge Dara Hayes at Dundalk Circuit Court sentenced Boland to 48 hours community service.
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- Sentenced16 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- Charges
- Catherine Boland, 38, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm.
- Where
- The assault took place at College Manor, Dundalk, County Louth.
- When
- The assault took place on 18 September 2020.
- What happened
- A group of 15 to 20 people, mostly youths, walked towards the victim's home.
- Boland assaulted the victim with her fists.
- Boland handed the bat to another person, who allegedly used it to damage the victim's car.
- Cause
- Boland reacted after hearing her son had been chased with a knife.
- Weapon
- Boland was carrying a baseball bat when she confronted the victim.
- Investigation
- CCTV showed the victim bending down towards her feet before the assault.
- In court
- The defence said Boland believed her deaf son with epilepsy had been chased with a knife, and Judge Hayes said she had no entitlement to behave as she did, whether or not he had been chased.
- Boland had no previous convictions and had not come to garda attention since.
- Sentence
- Boland was sentenced to 48 hours community service, which the judge considered appropriate in lieu of a 12 month sentence.
- Other details
- The victim said the incident still negatively affects her financially, mentally, spiritually and physically.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCatherine Boland pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatA group of 15 to 20 people, mostly youths, walked towards the victim's home. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatBoland handed the bat to another person, who allegedly used it to damage the victim's car. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatBoland assaulted the victim with her fists. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at College Manor, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on 18 September 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- causeBoland reacted after hearing her son had been chased with a knife. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- weaponBoland was carrying a baseball bat when she confronted the victim. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationCCTV showed the victim bending down towards her feet before the assault. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe defence said Boland's reaction was caused by the belief that her deaf son with epilepsy had been chased with a knife. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtJudge Hayes said Boland had no entitlement to behave as she did, whether or not her son had been chased. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtBoland had no previous convictions and had not come to garda attention since. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceBoland was sentenced to 48 hours community service. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe judge considered 48 hours community service in lieu of a 12 month sentence appropriate. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe victim said the incident still negatively affects her financially, mentally, spiritually and physically. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Jun2023Mum who assaulted a woman in Dundalk given community service
Court report on the sentencing of Catherine Boland, who pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman at her home in College Manor, Dundalk, in September 2020. No existing case in the list matches this incident.
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