Case No. 2801Sexual assault (two counts) · Co. Westmeath · 8 Aug 2022
Phlebotomist Eldhose Yohannan pleads guilty to sexual assault of two patients at Mullingar Hospital
Eldhose Yohannan, 38, a phlebotomist originally from India, pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and a woman in her early 20s while taking their blood samples at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2022. Sentencing was adjourned to March pending reports.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted5 Dec
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatThe accused is a phlebotomist, a medical professional trained to take blood samples. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused initially denied the charges but changed his plea to guilty after the trial commenced. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe teenage victim was 15 at the time of the first incident. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe second victim was a woman in her early 20s. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused has no prior convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused qualified in India and previously worked as an ambulance nurse in Kuwait. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe was not a registered nurse in Ireland. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe started work with an agency in January 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe was dismissed from his job the day of the first incident and has not worked since. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe teenage victim did not leave her room for weeks after the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe second complainant said the incident left her in fear and made her afraid to go to hospitals. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused brought €10,500 to court to demonstrate his remorse. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe second incident lasted a minute to 90 seconds. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe assaults took place at Mullingar Regional Hospital in Co Westmeath. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe first incident occurred on 8 August 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- courtSentencing was adjourned until March for reports from the Probation Service and his counselling service. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge directed that the €10,500 go to the victims, with €8,000 going to the younger complainant. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Dec2024Healthcare worker sexually assaulted teen girl and woman while taking blood samples in A&E
Reports the guilty plea after trial commenced, details of both assaults, victim impact statements, and adjournment of sentencing to March.
victim, 15, femalevictim, early 20s, femaleaccused, Eldhose Yohannan, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Eldhose Yohannan