Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Assault (causing harm); producing a brick mallet in the course of a dispute, Assault (with a mallet); producing a brick mallet in the course of a dispute

Where

Co. Offaly, Co. Laois

Reporting

3 reports, 15 Dec 2021 to 16 Dec 2021

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie

• Man found not guilty of mallet assault in Edenderry Assault (causing harm); producing a brick mallet in the course of a dispute · Co. Offaly

  Christopher Doheny, 51, a man from Mountrath, was found not guilty of assaulting Alan Fisher, 39, a construction worker, with a brick mallet at JKL Street, Edenderry on 27 October 2020. Both men were working for Dunne Brothers on footpath repairs when a dispute arose after Fisher punched Doheny's son. Doheny was charged with assault causing harm and producing a brick mallet in the course of a dispute, and pleaded not guilty. His trial took place at Tullamore Circuit Court in December 2021, where a jury found him not guilty on both charges after one and three-quarter hours of deliberation.

  Acquitted, 16 Dec 2021Victim · 2 reports
• Laois man acquitted of mallet assault in Edenderry Assault (with a mallet); producing a brick mallet in the course of a dispute · Co. Laois

  On 27 October 2020, Christopher Doheny, 51, struck Alan Fisher, 39, on the head with a brick mallet at JKL Street, Edenderry, County Laois, while both were working on footpath repairs for Dunne Brothers. Fisher had punched Doheny's son, Christopher Doheny Junior, after a verbal exchange with two foremen. Doheny was charged with assault causing harm and producing a brick mallet in the course of a dispute. He was tried at Tullamore Circuit Court before Judge Francis Comerford and acquitted by a jury on 16 December 2021 after one and three-quarter hours of deliberation.

  Acquitted, 16 Dec 2021Victim · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 16 Dec2021
   Acquittedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man found not guilty of mallet assault in Edenderry

   Man cleared of Offaly assault charge after jury hears he was defending his son

   victim, Christopher Doheny Junior, male, irish (judged from name)Christopher Doheny Junior♂IE
2. 16 Dec2021
   Acquittedleinsterexpress.ie, in Laois man acquitted of mallet assault in Edenderry

   Laois man cleared of assault with mallet after jury hears he was defending his son

   victim, Christopher Doheny Junior, male, irish (judged from name)Christopher Doheny Junior♂IE
3. 15 Dec2021
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Man found not guilty of mallet assault in Edenderry

   Tullamore trial hears man was hit on head with mallet during workers' dispute

   victim, Christopher Doheny Junior, male, irish (judged from name)Christopher Doheny Junior♂IE

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