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Case No. 7570Assault · Co. Dublin · 5 Sep 2023

Spar shop worker injured in assault on Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7

On Tuesday 5 September 2023, a man in his 40s working at a Spar shop on Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7, was assaulted and seriously injured after he and a colleague tried to stop another man damaging the windows and doors outside the premises. The victim was taken to hospital, which a Garda notice names as Beaumont Hospital and a press report names as the Mater, and he remains in critical condition. A man in his 30s was arrested on 7 September 2023 and has been charged with an offence arising from the incident, which is an allegation. He is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Friday 8 September 2023 at 4pm, and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reported6 Sep
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court5 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man working at a Spar shop was assaulted and seriously injured during an incident of assault and criminal damage.
  • The incident involved a number of individuals, and when two shop workers went to investigate, the attacker assaulted them.
Where
The incident took place at a Spar shop on Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7.
When
The incident took place on Tuesday 5 September 2023, at about 7pm according to a press report and about 8:20pm according to a Garda notice.
Cause
Two shop workers tried to stop another man from damaging the windows and doors outside the premises.
Weapon
The attacker was reportedly trying to break the windows using a chair.
Other details
  • The victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital, named as Beaumont Hospital in a Garda notice and the Mater in a press report.
  • The victim remains in critical condition according to a Garda notice, and was still receiving treatment on Wednesday according to a press report.
Investigation
  • Gardaí confirmed a criminal investigation into the assault, and no arrests had been made when the press report was published on 6 September 2023.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested on 7 September 2023 at a Garda station in North Dublin under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and investigations are ongoing.
Charges
The man in his 30s has been charged in relation to the incident, which is an allegation.
In court
He is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Friday 8 September 2023 at 4pm.
18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí reported an incident of assault and criminal damage at a premises on Mountjoy Street. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe incident involved a number of individuals. (garda.ie)
  • whatA man working at a Spar shop was assaulted and sustained significant injuries. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhen the two workers went to investigate, the attacker assaulted them and one suffered serious injuries. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatA man in his 40s was injured and taken to the Mater hospital for treatment. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe incident happened at a premises on Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened at a shop on Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe incident happened on Tuesday 5 September 2023 at approximately 8:20pm. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened on 5 September 2023 at approximately 7pm. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeTwo shop workers tried to stop another man damaging the windows and doors outside the premises. (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponThe attacker was reportedly trying to break the windows using a chair as a weapon. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationA male in his 30s was arrested on 7 September 2023 in relation to the incident. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí confirmed a criminal investigation into the assault was under way. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationNo arrests had been made. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin and has since been charged. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe accused is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Friday 8 September 2023 at 4.00pm. (garda.ie)
  • otherA man in his 40s was taken to Beaumont Hospital and remains in critical condition. (garda.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 6 Sep2023
    Reportedirishtimes.com, first report
    Spar shop worker hospitalised after violent attack in Dublin inner city

    Gives the Garda statement confirming the investigation, the date and time (about 7pm on 5 September), the injured man's age range, and that no arrests had been made. Reports that the attacker used a chair as a weapon.

    victim, 40s, malesuspect, male
  2. 5 Sep2023
    In courtgarda.ie, follow-up
    Court Appearance: Assault on Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7, 5th September 2023

    Garda court-appearance notice adds that a man in his 30s was arrested on 7 September, charged, and is due in court on 8 September at 4pm. It says the victim, a man in his 40s, is in critical condition at Beaumont Hospital. It gives the time as approximately 8:20pm, against about 7pm in the existing record.

    victim, 40s, maleaccused, 30s, male