Ireland Vincent Brady jailed for five years for slashing two homeless men in Rathmines
Vincent Brady, 34, a homeless man in Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of assault causing harm after slashing two fellow homeless men with a Stanley blade in Rathmines on 19 May 2021. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to five years' imprisonment, describing the attacks as 'savage' and noting the disfiguring scars left on both victims.
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- Sentenced24 Feb
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Key facts
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- whatBrady told gardaí he had smoked crystal meth on the day of the attacks (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatThe second victim was pushed into the canal and then slashed across the back of the head (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe first victim was a homeless Romanian man who spent a lot of time on the church grounds (thejournal.ie)
- whatBrady sliced the first victim across the face, leaving a six-centimetre wound (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatThe first victim received five stitches to his face (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatBrady jumped over a wall to accost the second victim and pushed him into the canal (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe second victim grabbed Brady as he entered the water, bringing him in with him (thejournal.ie)
- whatBrady climbed on the second victim's back and sliced him across the back of his neck and head (thejournal.ie)
- whatBrady pushed the second victim into the canal and then sliced him across the back of his neck and head (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe second victim felt blood dripping down his neck before Brady fled (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe first attack took place in church grounds in Rathmines (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe second attack took place near the canal where a group of homeless people were living in tents (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe attacks took place in Rathmines, Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe two incidents occurred within about 45 minutes of each other (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whenThe two assaults occurred on 19 May 2021 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationBrady was arrested by gardaí who recognised him from CCTV footage taken at the church (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe second victim identified Brady to gardaí (thejournal.ie)
- courtBrady pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of assault causing harm (thejournal.ie)
- courtBrady pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceBrady was sentenced to five years, backdated to earlier in the month when he went into custody (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced Brady to five years' imprisonment (irishtimes.com)
- otherBrady has 21 previous convictions including assault, violent behaviour, criminal damage and public order offences (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherDefence counsel said Brady grew up with an alcoholic and violent mother (thejournal.ie)
- otherBrady spent a number of years in the UK before returning to Ireland with his family (thejournal.ie)
- otherBrady became homeless after the deaths of his brother and mother (thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherDefence said Brady was hoping to pursue a career in horticulture upon release (thejournal.ie)
- otherBrady grew up with an alcoholic and violent mother and spent years in the UK before returning to Ireland (irishtimes.com)
- otherBrady was hoping to pursue a career in horticulture upon release (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Feb2023Homeless man who ‘slashed’ two fellow homeless in Rathmines jailed for five years
Sentencing report: Brady received five years' imprisonment, backdated to when he went into custody earlier in the month. Judge Nolan highlighted the disfiguring scars and Brady's history of violence. Defence counsel noted his troubled background and hope to pursue horticulture after release.
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Provides fuller detail on the sentencing hearing, including the judge's description of the attacks as 'savage' and the victims' disfiguring scars, the defence's mitigation regarding Brady's troubled background and time in the UK, and the fact that the five-year sentence was backdated to when Brady went into custody earlier that month.
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