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Case No. 30859Criminal damage (to garda vehicle) · Co. Dublin · 3 May 2021

Woman fined €300 for head butting garda car in Cork Street, Dublin

Olga Cubovska, 36, a Ukrainian hairdresser, was fined €300 and bound to the peace for a year at Dublin District Court after pleading guilty to criminal damage offences for kicking and head butting a garda patrol car in Cork Street on 3 May 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced9 Jul
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Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatShe kicked and head butted the side of a garda patrol car (thejournal.ie)
  • whatShe spat on a holding cell door at a city-centre garda station (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred in Cork Street, central Dublin (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe incident took place on the evening of 3 May 2021 (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeShe pleaded guilty to criminal damage offences (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin District Court before Judge Treasa Kelly (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceShe was fined €300 to be paid within three months (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Kelly bound her to the peace for the next year (thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe had six prior criminal convictions, mostly for drugs and public order offences (thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe had a circuit court conviction for possessing drugs for sale or supply resulting in an 18-month suspended sentence four years ago (thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe is a hairdresser who ended up bruised after the incident (thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe has since detoxed, is in stable accommodation and has found part-time work (thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe came from Ukraine which she fled many years ago (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe court noted she had apologised (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Jul2021
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Woman spared jail for head butting garda car while drunk

    Sentencing report: Cubovska fined €300, bound to the peace for one year, spared jail. Defence highlighted her alcohol problem, Ukrainian origin, detox, stable accommodation and part-time work. Court noted her apology.

    convicted, Olga Cubovska, 36, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Olga Cubovska