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Man receives suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting garda Court hears man slapped and bit garda while she assisted him after he had a seizure
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The judge suspended the man’s sentence on strict conditions, including that he engage with the probation system. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
A man who slapped and bit a garda attempting to assist him after he suffered a seizure in Dublin city centre has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he is very sorry for the offence.
Craig Shevlin (31), of Buckingham Street, Connolly Lodge, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda Caroline Thornton causing her harm on May 3rd, 2019. He has 14 previous convictions.
A man who made three “hoax calls” claiming there were bombs planted in the Phoenix Park has received a fully suspended sentence.
John Murphy (44) was homeless at the time when he claimed there were bombs at four locations in the park and threatened to “blow up all devices”.
Murphy of Connolly Lodge, Buckingham Street, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making a false report to emergency services on May 16, 2019.
He has 21 previous convictions, including convictions for drink driving and public order offences.
Detective Garda Alan Barry told Garret Baker BL, prosecuting, that on the night in question at around 10:50PM, Murphy made the first of three “hoax calls” in which gave his real name and his real mobile phone number.