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Case No. 22484Assault causing harm; production of an article in the course of a dispute · Co. Tipperary · 17 Nov 2021

Romanian man jailed for stabbing Tipperary man at Roscrea hotel

Florentin Marin, 30, a Romanian national, was sentenced to three years and nine months' imprisonment at Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court for stabbing a 21-year-old man in the abdomen and back at Racket Hall Hotel, Roscrea, on 17 November 2021, after a dispute over an escort service.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced7 Feb
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe victim met a woman on the Escorts Ireland website and arranged to meet her at Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe victim paid €150 to the woman for the service. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe victim demanded the return of €100 after being dissatisfied with the service. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe woman contacted her partner Florentin Marin by phone during the dispute. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatMarin punched the victim in the face before producing a knife. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe victim was stabbed in the abdomen and back. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe victim spent two weeks in hospital receiving treatment for a laceration to his spleen, a collapsed lung and a kidney wound. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatMarin said he threw the knife into a field while driving away from the hotel. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatMarin had no previous convictions. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatMarin is a Romanian national who had been in Ireland for only three weeks prior to the incident. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatMarin and his partner had been visiting hotels around the country making money from her service. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatMarin had remained in custody since his arrest on 18 November 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatA medical report stated the injured party could have died were it not for the emergency procedure he underwent. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe injured party declined to make a victim impact statement. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 17 November 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • weaponThe knife used was a penknife. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationMarin was arrested in Wicklow. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeMarin was charged with assault causing harm and production of an article in the course of a dispute. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Cormac Quinn. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to 18 November 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Feb2023
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Tipperary man 'unhappy' with escort being on phone was stabbed in back and abdomen

    Sentencing report: three years and nine months imposed with nine months suspended on a €200 bond, backdated to 18 November 2021; family raised €2,500 directed to the injured party.

    victim, 21, male, irish (judged from name)convicted, Florentin Marin, 30, male, Romanian, named, non-irishFlorentin Marin