Case No. 2004Sexual assault (two counts) · Co. Westmeath · 8 Aug 2022
Phlebotomist Eldhose Yohannan given suspended sentence for sexual assaults at Regional Hospital Mullingar
Eldhose Yohannan, 39, a phlebotomist at the Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, was sentenced to a suspended three-year term after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and a woman in her early 20s in 2022. He paid €10,500 in compensation and was placed on probation with conditions including treatment for sexual offending.
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- Sentenced26 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatYohannan touched a teenage girl's bare breasts and a woman's vagina area outside her clothing while taking blood samples. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatYohannan initially denied the offences but changed his plea after the trial commenced before a jury. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe teenage girl attended the emergency department with her mother after she had a breast infection. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatYohannan instructed the girl to lift her top and pushed down on her breasts while wearing gloves, then later squeezed both her breasts with his gloves off. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe second complainant, a woman in her early 20s, was put to with her pinky finger on her vagina outside her clothing for a minute to 90 seconds. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offences occurred at the Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe first incident took place on 8 August 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationDetective Garda Aidan Hynes gave evidence and prosecutor Cathal Ó Braonáin BL presented the case. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Keenan Johnson. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceYohannan was given a three-year sentence suspended on conditions of no reoffending within seven years, 18 months' probation supervision, and treatment for sexual offending. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherYohannan paid €10,500 in compensation to the victims, with €8,000 going to the younger complainant. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe teenage victim did not leave her room for weeks afterwards and suffered panic attacks, flashbacks, and periods where she wanted to harm herself. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherYohannan qualified in India and previously worked as an ambulance nurse in Kuwait but was not a registered nurse in Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherYohannan married his wife in 2018, came to Ireland, and started work with an agency in January 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherYohannan's visa has expired. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherYohannan was dismissed from his job the day of the first incident and has not worked since. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherYohannan has no prior convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHis and his wife's family were tenant farmers in Kerala, India and depended on their support. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherIf Yohannan leaves the jurisdiction, he must notify the State that he has complied with treatment within six months. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe defence said Yohannan would be placed on the sex offender register. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 26 Mar2025Healthcare worker pays €10.5k to victims of sexual assault in hospital A&E
Full sentencing report from Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court, including victim impact statements, background on the accused, and the suspended sentence with conditions.
suspect, Eldhose Yohannan, 39, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Eldhose Yohannanvictim, 15, femalevictim, female