Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Marie MacGowan

Born between May 1936 and May 1937, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 19 May 2023 to 19 May 2023

Victim: Marie MacGowan, Irish woman, 86 (judged from name)Marie MacGowan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between May 1936 and May 1937, from the ages reported
Offences
Assault causing harm
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
2 reports, 19 May 2023 to 19 May 2023
Outlets
irishtimes.com, rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Marie MacGowan who was the victim of an attack by Alex Bailey in September 2022.
Marie MacGowan who was the victim of an attack by Alex Bailey in September 2022.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 19 May 2023
Marie MacGowan can no longer live independently and the judge said her quality of life and life expectancy had been affected
Marie MacGowan can no longer live independently and the judge said her quality of life and life expectancy had been affected
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 19 May 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced for assault causing harm in Dublin Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin

    Alex Bailey, a 30-year-old man, assaulted 86-year-old woman Marie MacGowan in Ranelagh, Dublin, on 1 September 2022, punching, kicking and putting her headfirst into a wheelie bin during an attack lasting more than 40 minutes. Bailey, who was experiencing drug and alcohol-induced psychosis, was arrested 12 days later after gardaí reviewed CCTV footage. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, robbery and false imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. On 19 May 2023, Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to three years in prison, with the final six months suspended on conditions including abstaining from alcohol and drugs.

    Sentenced, 19 May 2023Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Marie MacGowan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 19 May2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Man sentenced for assault causing harm in Dublin
    Man who robbed, punched, kicked and threw woman (86) into wheelie bin is jailed
    victim, Marie MacGowan, 86, female, irish (judged from name)Marie MacGowan
  2. 19 May2023
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Man sentenced for assault causing harm in Dublin
    Man jailed for prolonged attack on 86-year-old woman
    victim, Marie MacGowan, 86, female, irish (judged from name)Marie MacGowan

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