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.
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Leitrim man avoids jail term for using fake documents to secure a mortgage
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A Leitrim man has received a fully suspended sentence for using fake documents in an attempt to procure a mortgage.
Aidan McGovern (40) of Croi na Carraige, Keshcarrigan, Leitrim pleaded guilty to providing false statements, wage slips for a non-existent company and a false p60 at KBC in Swords in 2018.
He has six previous convictions which are mainly for road traffic and public order offences.
Garda Karen Duffy of Swords Garda Station told Tom Neville BL prosecuting, that bank staff at KBC had ‘suspicions’ about the documents which they had received from McGovern.