Limerick drug addict jailed following multiple violent offences
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A MAN who repeatedly struck another man with a hammer during a home invasion last year has been jailed for six years.
Evan O’Keefe, 23, of Shanabooley Road, Ballynanty, Limerick had pleaded guilty to multiple charges relating to the offence which occurred in the Mulgrave Street area of the city on March 7, 2020.
During a sentencing hearing before Christmas, Garda Enda Clifford said the alarm was raised at around 4am when the victim was woken by an intruder in his bedroom.
After he challenged the burglar, a second male entered the room and the occupant was punched and struck “at least four times” with a hammer.