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Case No. 31097Assault on garda; public order (threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour); possession of drugs (cannabis); trespass; intoxication · Co. Tipperary · 28 Jun 2020

Roy Moran given suspended jail for spitting blood in garda's face at Nenagh Garda station

Roy Moran, 19, of Knight Cross, Nenagh, pleaded guilty to multiple offences including assaulting a garda by spitting blood in his face at Nenagh Garda station on 28 June 2020, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment suspended for two years along with various fines for other offences from 2020.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced30 Jun
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Key facts

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18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatHe arrived at the Garda station irate because the bank ATM had kept his bank card (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatWhile being placed in the cell he spat through the door, hitting the garda in the face with spit and blood (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe garda had to attend hospital in Limerick as a result (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatA small plastic bag containing cannabis worth €5 was found in the palm of his hand (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe injured party found Mr Moran asleep on a couch in the property (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeRoy Moran pleaded to assaulting a garda in the course of his duty on 28 June 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeHe also pleaded to being intoxicated and threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour on the same date (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded to possession of drugs at Puckaun, Nenagh, on 13 April 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded to trespass at a house in Gortlandroe, Nenagh, on 8 August 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded to being intoxicated and threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour at Banba Square, Nenagh, on 1 November 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeHe was arrested for being intoxicated in public and threatening, insulting and abusive behaviour at Tesco car park, Borrisokane Road, Nenagh, on 9 December 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded to the same offences at Millerbrook, Nenagh, on 29 December 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtJudge MacGrath said bodily fluid being spat at a garda in the middle of Covid was a serious offence (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceHe was fined €200 for threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour on the same date (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceHe was fined €150 for trespass at Gortlandroe (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceHe was fined €150 for threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour at Tesco car park (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherMr Moran had no memory of the incident (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherMr Moran had given a blood sample as a reassurance to the garda (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Jun2021
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Tipperary man gets suspended jail for spitting blood in garda's face during covid

    Reports the full sentencing of Roy Moran at Nenagh Court for seven separate offences from 2020, with the most serious being spitting blood in a garda's face. Judge MacGrath imposed a suspended custodial sentence and multiple fines.

    convicted, Roy Moran, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Roy Moranvictim