Ireland Crime

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Victim

Offences

Assault

Where

Co. Offaly

Reporting

2 reports, 31 Jan 2023 to 4 Feb 2023

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie

• Sentencing adjourned for assault of two gardai in Tullamore Assault · Co. Offaly

  On 6 October 2021, a 17-and-a-half-year-old man (reported as 17 or 18) assaulted Garda Finbarr Leahy and Garda Kieran Ryan outside Tullamore Courthouse, spitting and punching them, and threatened to kill Sgt Richard Thornton. He was pepper sprayed and brought to Tullamore Garda Station. He was arraigned at Tullamore court in early 2023, where Judge Andrew Cody described the behaviour as shocking and adjourned the case for a probation report. At a subsequent hearing, the defence said the report recommended a probation order, and sentencing was adjourned to 20 December for further evidence.

  In court, 31 Jan 2023Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 4 Feb2023
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Sentencing adjourned for assault of two gardai in Tullamore

   Young man under care of TUSLA threatened to kill gardai

   victim, Finbarr Leahy, male, irish (judged from name)Finbarr Leahy♂IE
2. 31 Jan2023
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Sentencing adjourned for assault of two gardai in Tullamore

   Young man under care of Tusla threatened to kill gardai outside Tullamore courthouse

   victim, Finbarr Leahy, male, irish (judged from name)Finbarr Leahy♂IE

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