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Case No. 22878Assault · Co. Laois · 4 Jul 2022

Woman appears in court after allegedly kicking another woman in the face at Homebase in Portlaoise

Iwona Paczuszko, 38, of Portlaoise, appeared in court charged with assaulting a woman in the Homebase car park in Portlaoise on 4 July 2022, allegedly pulling her to the ground and kicking her in the face. Judge Andrew Cody adjourned the case to 23 March for a plea or date for hearing and ordered disclosure of all evidence including CCTV footage.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court16 Jan
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused is charged with assaulting a woman in the Homebase car park in Portlaoise on 4 July 2022 (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe alleged assault involved pulling the victim to the ground and kicking her in the face causing harm (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtJudge Cody ordered disclosure of all evidence including CCTV footage (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe case was adjourned to 23 March for a plea or date for hearing (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jan2023
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Woman appears in court after allegedly kicking another woman in the face at Homebase in the Midlands

    First court appearance; case adjourned to 23 March 2023 for plea or date for hearing. Defendant disputed the account of the incident in court.

    accused, Iwona Paczuszko, 38, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Iwona Paczuszkovictim, female