#criminal-sentencing

#criminal-sentencing

Eoghan O'Connell (36), with an address at Dargle Heights, Bray, Co Wicklow, appeared before a sitting of Bray District Court. He pleaded guilty to one count of failing to comply with ongoing notification requirements, including a failure to notify gardaí every three days of the specific location where he intended to reside between March and May 2026.

“The last thing Lily said to me and my mother - which will forever haunt me - was 'I'm scared to go back to mommy, and want to stay here with you and grandma',” Small said in a gut-wrenching victim impact statement.

A company in west Mayo has admitted five breaches of health and safety legislation after an incident in which a 76-year-old woman was fatally struck by a truck in a supermarket car park. Kavanagh Retailing Unlimited Company, based at Shop Street, Westport, County Mayo, will be sentenced by Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court on June 29 after pleading to all charges at Wednesday's sitting of Castlebar District Court.

A 33-year-old Brazilian national, Julian Valente Pereira, carried out the bomb hoax at the security service's Thames House base in central London on January 1. The occurred the day after he received a deportation notice. Prosecutor Shannon Revel stated Pereira sought "maximum attention" for his grievances against the Home Office, following a protracted and unsuccessful attempt to remain in Britain.

Just before Anthony Rosa was hit with the maximum sentence of 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison on May 13, he seemingly attempted to do everything in his power to delay the inevitable. Sitting before Judge Juan Merchan, he claimed he couldn't hear the proceedings due to health issues, then stated he couldn't see and needed glasses. However, when he was fitted with headphones, he didn't like what he heard, shaking his head.

A banned driver who killed a bride-to-be just hours after she had been shopping for her dream wedding dress has been jailed for five years. Sean Connaughton (54), was already banned from the road for four years, for not being insured, when he drove over Laura Connolly.

A teaching assistant has been jailed after spitting at a child and pinching another pupil's nose at a school in Sittingbourne. Danuska Pullia, of Iwade, in Kent, was sentenced to four years in prison for four counts of child cruelty at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday. The 47-year-old had denied the allegations but Kent Police said she admitted to officers she spat at a child who spat at her and pinched another child's nose to take a chocolate bar out of their mouth.

Garda Stephen O’Shea of Wicklow Town Garda Station told the court that on December 12, 2024, Mr Feeley waited for the 82‑year‑old victim to return to his home in Barndarrig, County Wicklow. When the man arrived and sat in his car, the accused approached and attacked him, delivering kicks, punches, jabs, and a headbutt.

Josh Killeen, a 19-year-old disqualified driver, led gardaí on two high-speed chases within three months, resulting in a two-year prison sentence for endangerment.

Godden deliberately targeted men who were seeking companionship and a genuine emotional connection. He abused their trust, manipulated their vulnerabilities and caused significant financial and emotional harm. This was a calculated pattern of offending, not a misunderstanding or a civil dispute, but a clear case of fraud by false representation.

Carie Hallford, 48, faces up to 20 years in prison for taking over $130,000 from families for funeral services, including cremations, and often giving them urns full of concrete mix instead. In two cases, investigators found the wrong body was buried. In August, she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and admitted that she and her ex-husband Jon Hallford cheated customers and also defrauded the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in pandemic small business aid.

Prosecutors said Karlow shouted insults and called her a "drag queen" before punching her in the mouth when she attempted to record the harassment. Witnesses said multiple attackers then punched and kicked her while shouting anti-transgender slurs. Holcepl suffered broken teeth, facial injuries, and a brain bleed before escaping to a restaurant for help.

A man with previous convictions for knife crime, who killed a 20-year-old outside his home after that person stole from the defendant's unlocked van in the early hours of the morning, has been jailed for nine years.

Today's ruling confirms what the parents and victims in the Los Gatos Community came to know all too well - that Shannon O'Connor put herself in a position of trust over the well-being of kids, and she abused that trust. Ms. O'Connor's planned actions took advantage of the vulnerability of the innocent she drew to her home over years.

Jay Conway, 33, of Leicester Walk, Salford, had evaded capture from two undercover Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers who saw him hand drugs to customers in Albert Park. He was spotted with the firearm as he was chased, and aimed the 9mm slide action pistol in the direction of Pc Dan Clayton as he rolled onto the floor when felled by a Taser discharge.

Mrkulic and Rodriguez had returned to the Harlem apartment after an evening out on May 15, 2020. Hours later, early in the morning on May 16, Mrkulic stabbed Rodriguez, leaving more than 120 slash and stab wounds, before setting the apartment on fire in the kitchen and the bedroom.

In the undercover sting, the undercover officer told Raybon, her previous pimp had beaten her and not paid her properly, to which (Raybon) explained he would treat her well, pay her well, set up photo shoots and help her build a regular clientele, and ensure she could make about $2000.00 a night, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivana Djak said in court filings.

A man who killed an Irishman in a one punch attack in Boston on St Patrick's Day has been sentenced to a minimum of three years and maximum of six years after being convicted of manslaughter.

Both properties occupy a cul-de-sac just below the famous Greystone Mansion and combine for a total of nearly two acres. They're also listed separately. One - a Regency-style home he bought for $12 million in 2017 - is up for grabs at $17.5 million. The other - a Midcentury-style home he picked up for about $11.2 million last year - is listed at $16.5 million.

Kwame Walker, 25, pleaded no contest to second degree robbery and was sentenced on Jan. 6, court records show. He was transferred to state prison a month later, and was given 115 days worth of credit for time spent in jail, court records show. Walker is a local rapper who uses the stage name Kwame Kayda and is also the CEO of an entertainment company known as Cold Hearted Entertainment, according to authorities.

After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, the presiding judge ruled that the fans -- 18 Senegalese and a French national -- were guilty of more than half a dozen charges, including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a sporting event. Eleven people were sentenced to one year in prison and handed a $550 fine. Four were sentenced to six months and given a $218 fine. The remaining four were sentenced to three months and a $130 fine, lawyer Naima El Guellaf told The Associated Press.