Ireland Case No. 16931Assault causing harm · Co. Tipperary · 10 Dec 2023
Woman sentenced to five years for knife attack at Bulfin Crescent, Nenagh
On 10 December 2023 at Bulfin Crescent, Nenagh, Rebecca Harty, a 25-year-old woman, carried out a knife attack on Olivia Egan, a woman, who suffered a partial severing of a finger and a head laceration that needed 32 stitches. Harty pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, and a charge of criminal damage to a car was taken into consideration. At Nenagh Circuit Court she was sentenced to five years in prison, with the last year suspended for two years. Tipperary Live reported the sentence on 18 June 2024.
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- Sentenced18 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Rebecca Harty, a 25-year-old woman, said she pulled a knife from her pocket and used it on Olivia Egan.
- Olivia Egan suffered a partial severing of a finger and a head laceration that needed 32 stitches.
- Where
- The attack took place at Bulfin Crescent, Nenagh, County Tipperary.
- When
- The offence occurred on 10 December 2023.
- Investigation
- Sources differ on the setting: CCTV showed the victim leaving a house with her four children and getting into a car, while a news report said she was taking her young children to McDonalds.
- Weapon
- Gardaí recovered a carpet knife from the scene.
- Cause
- The defence said Harty had been the victim of a knife attack when young and carried a knife for that reason.
- Charges
- Harty pleaded guilty to assault causing harm.
- Harty pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a car, and that charge was taken into consideration.
- In court
- The sentence was imposed at Nenagh Circuit Court.
- Sentence
- Harty was sentenced to five years in prison, with the last year suspended for two years.
- Other details
- The judge described the attack as premeditated and carried out in front of children.
- Harty had 33 previous convictions.
- A letter of apology from Harty was handed into court, and the victim did not accept it.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHarty said she pulled a knife from her pocket and used it. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatThe victim suffered a partial severing of a finger and a laceration to her head that needed 32 stitches. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe attack took place at Bulfin Crescent, Nenagh. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe offence occurred on 10 December 2023. (tipperarylive.ie)
- causeThe defence said Harty had been the victim of a knife attack when young and carried a knife for that reason. (tipperarylive.ie)
- weaponGardaí recovered a carpet knife from the scene. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationCCTV showed the victim leaving a house with her four children and getting into a car. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeHarty pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeHarty also pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a car, and that charge was taken into consideration. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe sentence was imposed at Nenagh Circuit Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceHarty was sentenced to five years in prison, with the last year suspended for two years. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe judge described the attack as premeditated and carried out in front of children. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHarty had 33 previous convictions. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherA letter of apology was handed into court, and the victim did not accept it. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jun2024Tipperary woman with a tragic background is given a five-year sentence for knife attack
Sentencing report from Nenagh Circuit Court. No existing case matches this 2023 assault. Rebecca Harty's existing case (16626) concerns a separate 2022 drugs matter.
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