"Gerard Sweeney was left with 14 pellets embedded in his face, requiring surgery The High Court has awarded €128,000 to a man over injuries he received when a neighbour discharged a firearm at him in a dispute over a right of way. In 2015, Patrick J Friel (59) of Churchill, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court to possession of a firearm without a certificate and assault causing harm at Churchill on January 3, 2015."
"The Probation of Offenders Act 1907 was applied."
Gerard Sweeney sustained facial injuries when a neighbour discharged a firearm during a dispute over a right of way, leaving 14 pellets embedded in his face and necessitating surgery. The High Court awarded €128,000 in damages for those injuries. The shooter, Patrick J Friel (59) of Churchill, Letterkenny, pleaded guilty in 2015 in the Circuit Court to possession of a firearm without a certificate and to assault causing harm for the incident on January 3, 2015. The Probation of Offenders Act 1907 was applied in his case.
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