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Case No. 30219Assault; criminal damage (breaking glasses) · Co. Offaly · 22 Jul 2019

Woman sentenced for assault and criminal damage in Edenderry, Offaly

On 22 July 2019 at about 10.25pm on JKL Street, Edenderry, Co Offaly, Deanna Gill, a 22-year-old woman of Athy, Co Kildare, assaulted Julia Mooney, a woman, and broke her glasses. Mooney said Gill hit her twice in the face, while Gill denied hitting her. Tullamore District Court convicted Gill, and on 3 September 2021 Judge Catherine Staines imposed a three-month suspended sentence and ordered €300 from the court poor box to be paid to Mooney. Gill intends to appeal to the Circuit Court and fixed recognisances for that appeal.

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  6. Sentenced3 Sep
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Deanna Gill was convicted of assaulting Julia Mooney in Edenderry on 22 July 2019.
  • Mooney said Gill hit her twice in the face and broke her glasses, and said the new glasses cost her €200, while Gill denied hitting Mooney and said the glasses did not break because she did not throw them hard enough.
Charges
Gill was also found guilty of breaking Mooney's glasses during the incident.
Where
The incident took place on JKL Street, Edenderry, Co Offaly.
When
The incident occurred at 10.25pm on 22 July 2019.
Other details
  • Gill was eight months pregnant at the time of the assault.
  • Mooney's mother had previously called gardaí because Gill was threatening her at her house.
  • Gill said she was in Edenderry to pick up a takeaway from the Peking and said Mooney was with Mark Loughlin three or four weeks after she had his baby.
  • Gill had one previous conviction for drugs possession.
  • Mark Loughlin of Greenwood Park, Edenderry, died at Naas General Hospital on 3 January 2021 after being found with severe injuries on a roadside at Allenwood South, Co Kildare.
Investigation
CCTV footage from two cameras, one at Golden Fries and one at Fit Squad gym, existed but was not admitted as evidence.
In court
  • Judge Catherine Staines did not admit the CCTV because gardaí had not brought the camera owner to court.
  • Gill fixed recognisances for an appeal to the Circuit Court and intends to appeal the sentence.
Sentence
  • Judge Staines imposed a three-month suspended sentence on Gill at Tullamore District Court on 3 September 2021.
  • €300 was ordered to be paid from the court poor box to Mooney to compensate her for her glasses and the upset she suffered.
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDeanna Gill was convicted of assaulting Julia Mooney in Edenderry on 22 July 2019. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatGill was also found guilty of breaking Mooney's glasses during the incident. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatGill was eight months pregnant at the time of the assault. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatGill hit Mooney twice in the face and broke her glasses. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatMooney said it cost her €200 to get new glasses. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatMooney's mother had previously called the guards because Gill was threatening her at her house. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatGill said she was in Edenderry to pick up a Chinese takeaway from the Peking. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatGill denied hitting Mooney and said the glasses did not break because she did not throw them hard enough. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatGill said Mooney was with Mark Loughlin three or four weeks after she had his baby. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on JKL Street, Edenderry, Co Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at 10.25pm. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationCCTV footage from two cameras, one at Golden Fries and one at Fit Squad gym, existed but was not admitted as evidence. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí believe Loughlin was assaulted after a collision between a car and a van in the early hours of the morning. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationIn April 2021 gardaí arrested eight individuals in connection with the murder investigation, and they were later released without charge. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtJudge Staines did not admit the CCTV because the gardaí had not brought the camera owner to court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtGill fixed recognisances for an appeal to the Circuit Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Staines imposed a three-month suspended sentence. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentence€300 was ordered to be paid from the court poor box to Mooney to compensate her for her glasses and the upset she suffered. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherGill had one previous conviction for drugs possession. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherMark Loughlin of Greenwood Park, Edenderry, died at Naas General Hospital on 3 January 2021 after being found with severe injuries on a roadside at Allenwood South, Co Kildare. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Sep2021
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Murdered Offaly man's partner convicted of assaulting woman

    Reports the conviction and sentencing at Tullamore District Court, details of the alleged assault, the love-triangle context linking the case to the murder of Mark Loughlin, and Gill's intention to appeal to the Circuit Court.

    victim, Julia Mooney, female, irish (judged from name)Julia Mooneyconvicted, Deanna Gill, 22, female, named, irish (judged from name)Deanna Gill