Ireland Woman convicted of assaulting two Kilkenny gardaí
On January 29, 2023, gardaí at Maudlin Street, Kilkenny, found Marlena Da Souza, a 28-year-old woman from Talbot Place, Lakeside, Kilkenny, highly intoxicated, and she was arrested and charged with a public order offence. The court heard that she banged on the windows of a garda van, tried to climb onto its bonnet as it moved away, resisted arrest and kicked out at two gardaí. Kilkenny District Court convicted her of assaulting two gardaí, and she was fined €250 on each assault charge. The latest development is that the conviction and fines were reported by Kilkenny People on 1 December 2023.
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- Sentenced29 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A woman was convicted at Kilkenny District Court of assaulting two gardaí.
- She banged on the windows of the garda van and tried to climb onto its bonnet as it tried to move away.
- She resisted arrest and kicked out at two of the gardaí.
- Other details
- The woman is Marlena Da Souza, aged 28, of Talbot Place, Lakeside, Kilkenny.
- Where
- The incident happened at Maudlin Street, Kilkenny.
- When
- The incident happened on January 29, 2023, which the article describes as January 29 last.
- Cause
- Gardaí received a report of a woman causing a disturbance outside a bar, and found her highly intoxicated; bar security had refused her entry.
- Investigation
- She was arrested and taken to Kilkenny Garda Station, where she continued to act aggressively.
- Charges
- She was charged with a public order offence, and the court also dealt with a charge of being intoxicated in public.
- In court
- Her solicitor said she had been on new medication and should not have been drinking, asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence, and said she had brought €500 as compensation for the gardaí involved.
- The judge accepted the €500 donation to the Court Poor Box on the charge of being intoxicated in public.
- Sentence
- She was convicted on two assault charges and fined €250 on each.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA woman was convicted of assaulting two gardaí at Kilkenny District Court. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatShe banged on the windows of the garda van and tried to climb onto its bonnet as it tried to move away. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatShe resisted arrest. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatShe kicked out at two of the gardaí. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe incident happened at Maudlin Street, Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on January 29 last. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationShe was arrested and taken to Kilkenny Garda Station, where she continued to act aggressively. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeShe was also charged with a public order offence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtHer solicitor said she had been on new medication and should not have been drinking. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtHer solicitor said she had brought €500 to court as compensation for the gardaí involved. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtHer solicitor asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe judge accepted the €500 donation to the Court Poor Box on the charge of being intoxicated in public. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceShe was convicted on two assault charges and fined €250 on each. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherGardaí found the woman highly intoxicated at Maudlin Street, and bar security had refused her entry. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Nov2023‘Far from her finest hour’ - Woman convicted of assaulting two Kilkenny gardaí
Court report of the conviction and fines. The article gives the incident as January 29 last, which is read here as 2023. Gardaí and the court heard that she was intoxicated, resisted arrest and kicked out at two gardaí.