Ireland Case No. 20664Assault causing harm; production of a weapon · Co. Dublin · 20 Sep 2022
Woman sentenced for glass bottle attack in Dame Street Spar, Dublin
On 20 September 2022 at 3.20am, Julie Ann Stokes, a 43-year-old woman, attacked another homeless woman with a broken glass bottle in a Spar on Dame Street, Dublin, after an altercation between the two women. Stokes was identified from CCTV and pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm against another female and production of a weapon. On 16 June 2023 she was sentenced there, with reports giving either two years and three months in prison or two years and nine months with the final six months suspended, backdated to September 2022.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced16 Jun
2 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Julie Ann Stokes, 43, struck another homeless woman 35 to 40 times with a broken glass bottle, hitting her face, head and torso.
- The victim had slashes to the face and upper body and was bleeding.
- Where
- The attack took place in a Spar on Dame Street in Dublin.
- When
- The attack happened at 3.20am on 20 September 2022.
- Cause
- The attack followed an altercation between two homeless women.
- Weapon
- The attacker used a large broken glass bottle with jagged edges.
- Investigation
- CCTV was obtained and Stokes was identified from it.
- Charges
- Stokes pleaded guilty to assault causing harm against another female and production of a weapon.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Orla Crowe passed sentence on 16 June 2023.
- Sentence
- Reports give the sentence as two years and three months in prison, or as two years and nine months with the final six months suspended under strict conditions.
- The sentence was backdated to September 2022, when Stokes went into custody.
- Other details
- Stokes has 212 previous convictions.
- The victim refused to go to hospital.
- The probation report was described as not as favourable as one would want.
26 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA homeless woman slashed another homeless woman with a broken glass bottle. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was slashed to the face, head and torso 35 to 40 times. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim had slashes to the face and upper body and was bleeding. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatStokes struck the victim with the bottle between 35 and 40 times in the face, head and torso. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe attack took place in a Spar on Dame Street in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe attack took place at a Spar on Dame Street in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe altercation happened at 3.20am on 20 September 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe attack happened at 3.20 am on September 20, 2022. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeThe incident began as an altercation between two homeless women. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe incident followed an altercation between two homeless women. (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponThe attacker used a large broken glass bottle with jagged edges. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponStokes returned to the shop holding a large broken glass bottle with jagged edges. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationCCTV was obtained and Stokes was identified from it. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationCCTV was obtained and Stokes was identified. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeStokes pleaded guilty to assault causing harm against another female and production of a weapon. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeStokes pleaded guilty to assault causing harm against another female and the production of a weapon. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceStokes was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceThe judge sentenced Stokes to two years and nine months in prison and suspended the final six months under strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to September 2022, when Stokes went into custody. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceStokes was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, with the final six months suspended under strict conditions. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe victim refused to go to hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherStokes has 212 previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe probation report was described as not as favourable as one would want. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured woman had slashes to the face and upper body and was bleeding. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe injured woman refused to go to hospital. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Jun2023Woman jailed after frenzied glass attack in Dublin Spar
First report of the sentencing. The article gives two different sentence lengths: two years and three months in the opening lines, and two years and nine months with the final six months suspended later in the text.
convicted, Julie Ann Stokes, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Julie Ann Stokesvictim, female - 16 Jun2023Woman jailed for slashing victim with glass bottle 40 times in Spar
Court sentencing report. The article gives two sentence lengths: two years and three months in the standfirst and lede, and two years and nine months with the final six months suspended in the body text. It also reports the sentence was backdated to September 2022.
convicted, Julie Ann Stokes, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Julie Ann Stokesvictim, female