A 24-year-old man has received a four-year suspended sentence after a one-punch attack that left his innocent victim with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.
Liam Stoneham, from Bewley Drive in Lucan, Dublin, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm to father-of-three Adam Ward (42), from Knocklyon in Dublin, outside Sinnott’s pub on King Street close to St Stephen’s Green on the night of February 3, 2019.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Mr Ward suffered serious injuries when he fell to the ground after being punched from behind by Stoneham, who was being thrown out of the pub along with his friend after causing a nuisance earlier at the table where Mr Ward had been sitting with friends.
Updated: 24 Feb 2021, 19:09
A BRAVE dad who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a one punch attack said last night: “My family was faced with my possible death.”
And innocent Adam Ward, 42, who was hit from behind in an unprovoked assault, warned similar incidents could have “devastating consequences” for others.
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Adam was attended to by ambulance crew before being stretchered away to hospital
The dad whose kids are all aged under four made the warning after thug Liam Stoneham appeared at Dublin Circuit Court yesterday over the assault.
The court heard how Adam was on a night out with friends at Sinnotts pub in Dublin city centre on February 3, 2019, when he was targeted by Stoneham, of Lucan, west Dublin, in the bar’s smoking area.
A 24-year old Dublin man has received a four year suspended sentence after a one-punch attack on an innocent man that left the victim with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.