Victim stabbed in face on Garda station steps, court told
A YOUNG man suffered “life-altering injuries” when he was slashed across his face and body with a Stanley blade in an attack on the steps of a Dublin Garda station, a court has heard.
Graham McGuinness (28) is alleged to have carried out the assault on the man, whose face was so deeply cut his jawbone was left exposed.
The injured man told gardaí he feared he would have been killed if they had not intervened in the alleged attack outside Store Street garda station.
Mr McGuinness was granted bail subject to strict conditions and the case was adjourned at Dublin District Court.
Mr McGuinness, with an address at a homeless hostel in Navan, Co Meath, is charged with assault causing harm and possession of a knife.
The prosecuting garda told Judge Michael Walsh he was transporting a prisoner to the station at 12.30am on Thursday when he saw an argument taking place outside.
There were a number of males involved and the garda met the alleged victim, who had deep cuts.
He pointed to a man running away who, he said, was the culprit. The running man had something in his right hand and he fled on to the late-night bus to Navan.
The garda said he saw the accused run up the stairs to the top deck and, realising he had nowhere to go, he came back down the stairs and “attempted to hide” the blade.
The man “received serious, life-altering” cuts to his face, neck, back and arms, he said.
The injuries included a cut to the right side of his face that was seven-inches long and one-inch deep, from his ear across his cheek.
“I could see his jawbone exposed,” the garda said.