Ireland Named in reporting
Keith Macken
Born 1981, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 2 cases, 11 Jan 2025 to 14 Jul 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, suspect
- Born
- 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault, Escape from lawful custody
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 11 Jan 2025 to 14 Jul 2025
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for wheel brace assault near Dublin Airport Assault · Co. Dublin
On the morning of 20 October 2023, Lisa Lynch, a woman in her 40s, was assaulted with a wheel brace on the R108 in Huntstown near Dublin Airport, suffering serious head and facial injuries and requiring emergency surgery to remove her ruptured spleen. Keith Macken, a 44-year-old man, was arrested on 7 November 2023 and charged with assault causing serious harm. He initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to guilty on the first day of trial after hearing Ms Lynch's direct evidence. On 14 July 2025, Macken was sentenced to nine years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Sentenced, 14 Jul 2025Convicted · 1 report - Prisoner Keith Macken escapes from custody during hospital visit at Tallaght Escape from lawful custody · Co. Dublin
Keith Macken, a 43-year-old man from Cabra, escaped from lawful custody on 11 January 2025 while on escort to Tallaght Hospital in Dublin for medical treatment. He had been feeling unwell at Wheatfield Prison and was taken to the hospital escorted by prison officers, where he gave his escorts the slip while being attended to. Macken is on remand awaiting sentencing for assault causing harm. A full-scale investigation was launched and Gardaí were notified immediately, with a manhunt underway as of the latest reporting.
Reported, 11 Jan 2025Suspect · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Keith Macken, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Jul2025Man jailed for beating woman with wheel brace on roadsideconvicted, Keith Macken, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Keith Macken
- 11 Jan2025Garda manhunt underway for escaped prisoner who fled during hospital visitsuspect, Keith Macken, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Keith Macken
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