BEATEN ‘BURGLAR’ IN FIGHT FOR LIFE
Homeowner accused man of breaking into his property
A “MONSTER” who raped and sexually abused two girls when they were teenagers and he was a much older man has been jailed for 12 years.
The 59-year-old man, who can’t be named to protect the anonymity of his victims, pleaded guilty to 12 counts relating to the sexual abuse of the two girls in the 1990s and 2000s.
Mr Justice Tony Hunt imposed a sentence of 13 and a half years, with the final 18 months suspended.
A GARDA accused of endangering life during an incident where three men died in a collision must face trial before a Circuit Court judge and jury.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had directed charges after the Garda ombudsman GSOC investigated the crash which claimed the lives of three members of a gang based in
Tallaght, Dublin.
Dean Maguire (29),
Karl Freeman (26) and Graham Taylor
(31) died instantly when a BMW burst into flames following a head-on crash with a truck between Citywest and
Baldonnel on July 7, 2021, while they were driving on the wrong side of the N7 while allegedly fleeing gardai.
Garda John Francis Ryan, of Tallaght station, is accused of endangerment of life and three counts of dangerous driving. He was first summonsed to Dublin District Court last
June. The proceedings were listed again for mention yesterday, but the officer was excused from attending because the hearing was for administrative purposes.
State solicitor Tom Conlon told Judge Michele Finan that “the
A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after he was injured in a confrontation with a homeowner – who accused him of breaking into his property.
The Star has learned that the man sustained serious head injuries in an incident at a house in Tallaght, Co Dublin on Sunday morning.
He was so badly injured that he is now in the intensive care unit of the Mater Hospital in central Dublin – where he was seriously ill last night.
We have established gardaí are officially classifying the incident in a house in the Fettercairn estate as an alleged assault.
But sources have confirmed that the homeowner has told gardaí the injured
DPP directed summary disposal on a guilty plea” in the District Court. Otherwise, it would go to the Circuit Court, which, on conviction, has broader sentencing powers.
Judge Finan adjourned the case until June 26 so the prosecution could serve a book of evidence on the accused and to make an order sending him forward to the higher court because he was contesting the case.
Relatives
The garda’s solicitor was present for the latest development, and some relatives of the deceased watched from the public gallery.
A coroner’s inquest into the deaths has been adjourned pending the outcome of the judicial process. that he was protecting himself.”
It’s understood the injured man fled the scene and later presented himself to staff in the Mater – after initially going to several other hospitals in the city.
Sources also say he gave a false name to hospital staff and gardaí are now working to establish his identity.
Although he was able to go to the Mater himself, his condition has deteriorated.
Gardaí last night said: “Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault at a residential premises in Fettercairn, Tallaght, Dublin 24, in the early hours of Sunday.
“A man is being treated at a hospital in Dublin for serious injuries. Investigations are ongoing.”