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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20537Assault · Co. Kildare

Woman sentenced to four months for assaulting garda at Naas District Court

A woman attempted to take her own life at a garda station in County Kildare, and Garda Shauna Haugh stopped her. The woman then assaulted Garda Haugh by digging her nails into the garda's hands, causing bleeding, and she was remanded in custody from March. On Thursday 22 June 2023 at Naas District Court, Judge Desmond Zaidan sentenced her to four months for the assault, backdated to March, and took a separate hospital public order incident into consideration. The judge praised Garda Haugh and found the woman was unwell but still had some mental capacity during the incidents.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced28 Jun
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Key facts

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Where
The woman attempted to take her own life at a garda station in County Kildare.
What happened
  • Garda Shauna Haugh stopped the woman from taking her own life.
  • The woman assaulted Garda Haugh, digging her nails into the garda's hands and causing bleeding.
When
The woman has been remanded in custody since March.
In court
  • Judge Desmond Zaidan praised Garda Haugh at Naas District Court on Thursday, 22 June 2023.
  • The judge found the woman was unwell but still had some mental capacity during the incidents.
Sentence
  • The woman was sentenced to four months in custody for the assault on Garda Haugh.
  • The sentence was backdated to when the woman first entered custody in March.
Other details
The judge took a public order incident at a hospital into consideration; he had earlier imposed reporting restrictions on the case.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman attempted to take her own life at a garda station. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatGarda Haugh stopped the woman from taking her own life. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe woman attacked Garda Haugh and dug her nails into the garda's hands, causing bleeding. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe woman has been remanded in custody since the incidents. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtGarda Haugh was praised by Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court on Thursday, 22 June. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge found the woman was unwell but still had some mental capacity during the incidents. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe woman was sentenced to four months in custody for the assault on Garda Haugh. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when the woman first entered custody in March. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge took a public order incident at a hospital into consideration. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Jun2023
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Garda praised by Kildare Judge for saving suicidal woman

    Court report of the sentencing. Adds the garda's account, the judge's praise of Garda Haugh, the sentence and its backdating to March, and the judge's consideration of a separate hospital public order incident. No existing case matches.

    victim, Shauna Haugh, female, irish (judged from name)Shauna Haughconvicted, female