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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 18692Assault causing harm; production of a knife and a baseball bat; endangerment · Co. Limerick · 22 Apr 2020

Woman pleads guilty to stabbing and assault in Moyross, Limerick

On 22 April 2020, a woman was stabbed and assaulted at a house in Cliona Park, Moyross, Limerick, after she and Chantelle Ryan, 22, arrived there at 5.55am. Gardaí searched the house under a warrant and recovered a baseball bat, and Ms Ryan was later arrested and made full admissions. On 8 January 2024 Ms Ryan pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, production of a knife and a baseball bat, and endangerment. The judge asked for a probation report and adjourned the case until a date later this year, so no sentence has yet been imposed.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court8 Jan
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Chantelle Ryan, 22, of Moylish Crescent, Ballynanty, is the accused woman in the case.
  • The victim was forcibly ejected from the property about twenty minutes after arriving.
  • Ms Ryan stabbed the victim in the torso, arm and face, and the victim suffered five stab wounds to her back, chest, armpit, left eyebrow region and left side of scalp.
  • Ms Ryan struck the victim in the head a number of times in the yard, and the last blow appeared to knock the victim out.
  • Ms Ryan grabbed the victim by the hair and dragged her out onto the road.
Charges
Ms Ryan pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, production of a knife and a baseball bat, and endangerment.
When
The incident took place on 22 April 2020, and gardaí received a report that a woman had been stabbed in Moyross that day.
Where
Ms Ryan and the victim arrived at a house in Cliona Park, Moyross, at 5.55am.
Weapon
Ms Ryan used a knife and a baseball bat, hitting the victim in the face and arms with the bat; one headline refers to a baseball hat instead.
Investigation
  • Gardaí obtained a warrant to search the house and recovered a baseball bat upstairs.
  • Ms Ryan was later arrested and made full admissions.
In court
  • The judge described the CCTV footage of the incident as very serious and very disturbing, although one article quotes only the words very disturbing.
  • The judge asked for a probation report before adjourning the case.
Sentence
No sentence has been imposed, and the case was adjourned until a date later this year.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatChantelle Ryan, 22, of Moylish Crescent, Ballynanty pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, production of a knife and a baseball bat, and endangerment. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe victim was forcibly ejected from the property about twenty minutes after arriving. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatMs Ryan stabbed the victim in the torso, arm and face. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatMs Ryan struck the victim in the head a number of times in the yard. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatMs Ryan grabbed the victim by the hair and dragged her out onto the road. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe last blow appeared to knock the victim out. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereMs Ryan and the victim arrived at a house in Cliona Park, Moyross at 5.55am. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenGardaí received a report that a woman had received stab wounds in Moyross on 22 April 2020. (limerickleader.ie)
  • weaponMs Ryan hit the victim in the face and arms with a baseball bat. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí obtained a warrant to search the house and recovered a baseball bat upstairs. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationMs Ryan was later arrested and made full admissions. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe judge described the CCTV footage of the incident as very serious and very disturbing. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe judge asked for a probation report before adjourning the case. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe case was adjourned until a date later this year. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe victim suffered five stab wounds, in her back, chest, armpit, left eyebrow region and left side of scalp. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Jan2024
    In courtlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Woman stabbed, dragged by the hair and hit with baseball hat in Limerick assault

    Guilty plea entered and sentencing adjourned for a probation report. The article gives the incident date as 22 April 2020 and describes the attack in detail, including CCTV footage the judge described as disturbing.

    convicted, Chantelle Ryan, 22, female, named, irish (judged from name)Chantelle Ryanvictim, female