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Man loses sentencing appeal over throwing petrol bomb at garda Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Eoin Reynolds A man who “hurled” an ignited petrol bomb in the direction of a garda has lost an appeal against his four-year prison sentence. Gerard Dunne (33) had 97 previous convictions and was on bail when he threw the explosive at Garda Karl Kelly. Dunne had argued before the three-judge Court of Appeal that his sentencing judge set too high a headline sentence and did not give him enough credit for his early guilty plea and his history of addiction and mental health problems. Delivering judgement on Tuesday at the three-judge Court of Appeal, Mr Justice John Edwards said the headline sentence of five years and six months was “proportionate and appropriate” given that Dunne had thrown the petrol bomb at a garda in an unprovoked attack when Garda Kelly had no warning and was not wearing protective clothing.

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