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Our reporter Patrick approaches John Medupe on the street
The offence of assault causing harm carries a maximum possible sentence of 12 months in prison at District Court level.
Approached this week, Medupe told the Sunday World he did not wish to comment about his behaviour. I can t say anything about that, he said.
Dublin District Court heard the incident happened at Marks & Spencer in the Jervis Shopping Centre last July 2.
A Garda sergeant told Judge Smyth that the DPP had consented to the case being dealt with summarily in the District Court, subject to a judge considering the issue of jurisdiction.