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Case No. 1595Assault causing harm · Co. Clare · 28 Nov 2023

Ukrainian man pleads guilty to stabbing fellow Ukrainian at Lisdoonvarna direct provision centre

Petro Drima, 61, a Ukrainian national with four sons fighting in the war against Russia, pleaded guilty at Ennis Circuit Court to stabbing Oleksandr Lozyuk in the buttocks at the Burren Hostel in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, on 28 November 2023, following a row over a bedroom key. Sentencing was adjourned to 30 May 2025 to allow a psychiatric report.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted27 May
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatPetro Drima stabbed Oleksandr Lozyuk in the buttocks. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMr Lozyuk lived in his own room while Mr Drima lived in shared accommodation at the hostel. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMr Lozyuk had left the fight but Mr Drima stabbed him from behind in the buttocks. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMr Lozyuk was preparing potatoes in the kitchen when Mr Drima approached him. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMr Drima asked for the key to his bedroom so he could bring a lady back. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe stabbing took place at the Burren Hostel, Doolin Rd, Lisdoonvarna. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 28 November 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponMr Drima produced a knife and stabbed Mr Lozyuk in the buttocks as he walked up the stairs. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeMr Drima pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Ennis Circuit Court before Judge Francis Comerford. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the custodial threshold was reached due to the seriousness of the offending. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtBail was initially refused in the district court and subsequently secured in the High Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMr Drima expressed dislike for the injured party in his Garda interview. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMr Lozyuk was moved to his own room because of his snoring and behaviour. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMr Drima arrived in Ireland after leaving Ukraine following his discharge from the Ukrainian army on reaching his 60th birthday in the summer of 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherPrior to the war, Mr Drima had an agriculture business in Kherson, Ukraine. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe was working as an agricultural worker in north Clare at the time of the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMr Drima received an eight-year, six-month prison term in 2009 in Belgorod, Russia, for theft and robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe was released in October 2016. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHis counsel said he denies all wrongdoing concerning the robbery offence and says he was targeted by the Russians because he is Ukrainian. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 May2025
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Father of 4 Ukrainians at war stabbed fellow Ukrainian in the butt at DP centre

    Guilty plea hearing at Ennis Circuit Court; sentencing adjourned to 30 May 2025 for a psychiatric report; accused remanded on bail.

    victim, Oleksandr Lozyuk, male, Ukrainian, non-irishOleksandr Lozyukaccused, Petro Drima, 61, male, Ukrainian, named, non-irishPetro Drima