Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Reckless discharge of a firearm, Assault causing harm

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

2 reports, 1 Apr 2026 to 16 Apr 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie

• Deerhunter convicted of reckless firearm discharge in Rathfarnham Reckless discharge of a firearm · Co. Dublin

  Innokenti Belaga, a man in his 50s, was shot in the right femur while meditating in his garden at Kilmashogue Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin, on 28 August 2022. Maurice Mahon, an 81-year-old licensed huntsman, was stalking deer in an adjacent field when he discharged the shot. Mahon pleaded not guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm and assault causing harm, but a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court returned unanimous guilty verdicts in March 2026. Judge Sheahan ordered a Probation Service assessment and adjourned sentencing to 27 July 2026, with Mahon remanded on continuing bail.

  Convicted, 1 Apr 2026Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 16 Apr2026
   Convictedirishtimes.com, in Deerhunter convicted of reckless firearm discharge in Rathfarnham

   Deerhunter who shot man meditating in his Rathfarnham garden to be sentenced

   victim, Innokenti Belaga, male, non-irish (judged from name)Innokenti Belaga♂
2. 1 Apr2026
   Convictedthejournal.ie, in Deerhunter convicted of reckless firearm discharge in Rathfarnham

   Huntsman who shot man meditating in his garden to be sentenced for assault next July

   victim, Innokenti Belaga, maleInnokenti Belaga♂

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