Ireland Case No. 21862Assault (Section 3, Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997) · Co. Laois · 12 Dec 2017
Prison inmate sentenced for assaulting officer with brush at Midlands Prison
Patrick Kinsella, 44, of Clondalkin, Dublin, was sentenced at Portlaoise District Court for assaulting a prison officer with a brush at Midlands Prison on 12 December 2017. Judge Andrew Cody imposed a three-month prison sentence to commence when his existing sentence ends in 2025.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced17 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatHe smashed an office window before hitting the officer with the brush (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at Midlands Prison (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on 12 December 2017 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Portlaoise District Court (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceJudge Andrew Cody imposed a three-month prison sentence to commence when his existing sentence ends in 2025 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe man had 174 previous convictions (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe was serving a sentence in prison with a release date of 19 June 2025 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe had moved from Cloverhill to Midlands Prison and there was an issue with the transfer of his clothes (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThere was an early plea (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherRecognisance was fixed in case of appeal (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Mar2023Vented anger and assaulted prison officer
Reports the sentencing of Patrick Kinsella for assaulting a prison officer with a brush at Midlands Prison; three-month sentence to run consecutively to his existing sentence ending in 2025.
convicted, Patrick Kinsella, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Kinsellavictim, male