Case No. 1475Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal · 7 May 2022
Restaurant owner Prabhjot Singh jailed for 12 months for assaulting Shane Dalton at Taste of India, Letterkenny
Prabhjot Singh, 38, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at Letterkenny District Court for assaulting Shane Dalton at his Taste of India restaurant in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, in the early hours of 7 May 2022, after taking offence to Dalton speaking Urdu to his boyfriend. Singh's legal team said they would appeal the sentence.
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- Sentenced21 Jun
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Key facts
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- whatPrabhjot Singh was jailed for a year for assaulting Shane Dalton at his Taste of India restaurant in Letterkenny. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDalton could not properly open his eye for a week after being slapped and punched. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDalton was speaking Urdu curse words to his boyfriend Robert Shevlin in a private conversation. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSingh slapped Dalton in the face and then punched him before Dalton fell on chairs. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDetective Garda Eimear Hassett found Dalton with blood on a white sleeveless top, a swollen face, and a cut above his left eye. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDalton was taken to hospital by ambulance and flew back to Dublin the following day. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDalton and Shevlin made statements at Ballyfermot Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSingh claimed Dalton was shouting at staff in Urdu calling them 'mother fuckers' and 'bastards'. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSingh admitted he pushed Dalton and claimed Dalton fell on chairs and hurt himself. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThere was no CCTV available on the premises at the time of the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred in the early hours of 7 May 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Ciaran Liddy found the prosecution had proven their case and that Singh took the law into his own hands. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge sentenced Singh to 12 months' imprisonment, placing the assault at the upper end of what District Courts deal with. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherSingh is a 38-year-old father of two with no relevant previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherSingh's legal team said they would appeal the sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Jun2025Restaurant owner jailed after attacking Dubliner for speaking Urdu in takeaway
Reports the sentencing of Prabhjot Singh to 12 months for the assault, including details of the incident, witness testimony, and the judge's reasoning. Singh's legal team indicated an appeal against the sentence.
victim, Shane Dalton, male, irish (judged from name)Shane Daltonconvicted, Prabhjot Singh, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Prabhjot Singh