A cyclist who attacked a man he mistakenly thought was trying to steal his bike has been given an 18-month suspended sentence.
Kildare resident Jaroslav Nowakowski (36) pleaded guilty to assaulting Noel Conway causing him harm on Moore St in Dublin city centre on November 3rd, 2019.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the victim was completely blameless and was going about his business when Nowakowski saw him.
Gerardine Small BL, defending, said her client saw Mr Conway with the same bicycle as him and believed he had stolen the bike.
She said that in a written letter her client has expressed shame and sorrow for âhis impulsive actionsâ. She said his reaction was disproportionate but noted that he stayed at the scene after the assault and was genuinely concerned for the victim.
Kildare man aviods jail for mistaken identity bike attack
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A cyclist who attacked a man he mistakenly thought was trying to steal his bike has been given an 18-month suspended sentence.
Kildare resident Jaroslav Nowakowski (36) pleaded guilty to assaulting Noel Conway causing him harm on Moore St in Dublin city centre on November 3, 2019.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the victim was completely blameless and was going about his business when Nowakowski saw him.
Gerardine Small BL, defending, said her client saw Mr Conway with the same bicycle as him and believed he had stolen the bike.
She said that in a written letter her client has expressed shame and sorrow for “his impulsive actions”. She said his reaction was disproportionate but noted that he stayed at the scene after the assault and was genuinely concerned for the victim.
Brothers scrap metal deal an offer too good to be true
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Two brothers who attempted to sell three stolen aluminium coils valued at €9,000 to a scrapyard have avoided a jail term.
Judge Martin Nolan said the men, Patrick (27) and Anthony (29) Boyle who were charged with possession of stolen property, had seen only profit after getting “an offer too good to be true.”
The men are not alleged to have been involved in the theft of the aluminium coils.
Sergeant Shane McHugh told Pieter Le Vert BL, prosecuting, that the owner of a scrap metal company became aware that an inexperienced employee had taken in two loads of aluminium. He inspected the material and when he found it to be new, suspected it was stolen.
Bookkeeper claims he stole from employer for child s operation
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A bookkeeper who stole thousands of euro from the family-run business he worked at for over 20 years claimed he did so to save for his child s operation, a court has heard.
Derek Moore (48) colluded with three of his employer s customers to give them cheaper materials in exchange for cash payments, which he lodged into his own account instead of the company s, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Friday.
Moore, with an address at Huntstown Avenue, Blanchardstown, pleaded guilty to five counts of stealing just over €92,700 from his employer, Energy Saver Insulations Ltd, on dates between February and November 2018.
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