Ireland Named in reporting
John Hughes
3 reports across 1 case, 22 Sep 2022 to 27 Oct 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Assault (with a riding whip)
- Where
- Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 22 Sep 2022 to 27 Oct 2022
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, clareecho.ie
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for assault with riding whip in Galway Assault (with a riding whip) · Co. Galway
On 13 October 2020, Stephen Mahon, 53, hit John Hughes with an 18-inch riding whip on the left side of his face on a boreen at Newtown, Kilcolgan, County Galway. Mahon, a former horse racing trainer, denied the assault and alleged Hughes threw two rocks at him. Judge Mary Larkin convicted Mahon of assault causing harm and of producing a horse whip under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act at Gort District Court in September 2022. On 27 October 2022, she imposed a suspended six-month prison term for 24 months and recommended an anger management course.
Sentenced, 27 Oct 2022Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Hughes, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Oct2022Former trainer given suspended sentence for assault using riding whipvictim, John Hughes, male, irish (judged from name)John Hughes
- 26 Sep2022Controversial horse-racing figure convicted of assaulting farmer with a whip - Clare Echovictim, John Hughes, male, irish (judged from name)John Hughes
- 22 Sep2022Former horse racing trainer convicted of assaulting farmer with a whipvictim, John Hughes, male, irish (judged from name)John Hughes
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