Woman is second person charged over road deaths of couple on St Stephen's Day
John Halpin (left) and Nicola Fallon are both charged
This is the Dublin woman who appeared in court this week in connection with the deaths of a married couple in Dublin on St Stephen's Day last year.
Nicole Fallon (35) is the second person to be charged following the deaths of husband and wife Anthony Hogg and Georgina Hogg Moore in Blanchardstown last Christmas.
She has been charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a driver who was allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the lives of the couple of December 26 2024.
Nicole Fallon, of Whitestown Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin pictured at Blanchardstown District Court. Photo: IrishPhotoDesk.ie
Mr Hogg, 40, and his wife Georgina, 39, were struck while crossing a road near Blanchardstown Shopping Centre at around 5.45pm on December 26, 2024.
The couple, married with children, lived in the nearby Whitestown area.
John Halpin (45) is currently before the courts charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of the couple, as well as failing to offer assistance at the scene.
John Halpin (left) and Nicola Fallon are both charged
News in 90 Seconds - Wednesday, July 29
Both Mr Halpin and Ms Fallon were further charged when they appeared before Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday.
The court heard they are facing trial in the circuit court after the DPP ruled the allegations were too serious for the district court.
Judge David McHugh adjourned the cases to September for the service of the book of evidence.
Ms Fallon, with an address at Whitestown Avenue in Blanchardstown, is charged with unlicensed and uninsured driving at Whitestown Avenue in Blanchardstown on December 26, 2024.
Detective Garda Niamh Crowe gave evidence of further charging Ms Fallon with two new charges.
It is alleged that Ms Fallon, knowing or believing that another individual committed an offence, namely dangerous driving causing death, did "without reasonable excuse an act with intent to impede the apprehension or prosecution of the said person".
The second new charge alleges Ms Fallon did an act with intent to impede the apprehension or prosecution of a person while "knowing or believing that person had breached their duties in relation to the occurrence of an accident with intent to escape civil or criminal liability".
Garda Shane Wood gave evidence to Blanchardstown court of further charging Mr Halpin with four new charges.
Mr Halpin is accused of failing to stop a vehicle, which was allegedly involved in causing injury to Mr Hogg and Ms Hogg Moore.
He is also charged with failing to offer assistance to the couple with the intent to escape civil or criminal liability.
Gda Crowe and Gda Wood said gardai had no objection to bail being extended to the new sheets.
Gardai said the DPP had directed trial on indictment in the circuit court on the charges.
Defence solicitors Tertius Van Eeden and Aoife McNicholl said there was consent to an adjournment to a date in September.
The accused have not yet indicated how they intend pleading to the charges.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Sunday World
7 minutes ago
- Sunday World
Face of Dublin man accused of strangling woman during assault in his home
He appeared before Judge Patricia Cronin at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday for developments in his case, which was upgraded with a more serious charge. A Dublin man is to stand trial accused of strangling a woman during a non-fatal assault at his home. Lee Quinn, 29, of Keeper Road, Dublin 12 was initially charged with criminal damage to a door, bed and window and a minor category assault of a named woman, at his home address on June 3 last. He was remanded in custody the following day. News in 90 Seconds - August 6th He appeared before Judge Patricia Cronin at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday for developments in his case, which was upgraded with a more serious charge. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) authorised investigating officer, Garda Adam Deegan, to bring an additional charge under section 3A of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act for strangulation of the woman, who did not have to attend the proceedings today. The Sundrive Road-based garda told Judge Cronin that the DPP has directed 'trial on indictment' in the Circuit Court, and that the accused could be sent forward for sentencing on a signed plea should that arise. Garda Deegan said Mr Quinn was cautioned and 'made no reply' when the extra alleged offence was put to him today shortly before his court hearing. Defence solicitor Katie Dowling said her client, who did not address the court, was not applying for bail. She also granted an order for disclosure of evidence for Mr Quinn to consider, if he wished to enter a guilty plea. Judge Cronin remanded him in custody to appear again in one week, the longest period available, due to the new charge. She said that was to let the accused consider his position, but noted that he may not have had an opportunity to do so by that stage. Legal aid was granted to Mr Quinn, who will appear again via video link at his next hearing.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
'Non-binary' Syrian learns fate after 'unprovoked' attack on female jogger
A woman was the victim of a random "unprovoked" attack where she was kicked in the stomach, knocked to the ground and left in pain after she went jogging in Dublin, a court has heard. Hoyda Hamad, a Syrian national of no fixed abode who has used multiple identities, was jailed for three months on Wednesday over the incident at East Wall Road, Dublin 3, on the morning of July 26 last. It happened 18 days after he was handed a suspended sentence for an earlier theft crime. The 35-year-old, a barber by trade, was charged with a section 2 assault, which carries a six-month sentence, as well as with providing a false or misleading name and address to a member of An Garda Síochána and with using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour. "This was an unprovoked attack on a female member of the community who was going about her own business, out for a jog, and was attacked by someone who was unknown to her, and suffered pain and suffering," said Judge Patricia Cronin at the sentence hearing at Cloverhill District Court. Cloverhill District Court Hamad pleaded guilty last week, and the case was adjourned until Wednesday for facts and a victim statement. The woman did not have to attend the hearing or give evidence because of the guilty plea. Court Sergeant Olyn Murphy outlined the prosecution's evidence on behalf of investigating officer Garda Ruth Redmond. Judge Cronin heard that the incident happened at around 10.05 am when the defendant assaulted the woman "by kicking her in the stomach, causing her to fall back on the ground," and Hamad was verbally abusive toward her. She also suffered a back injury, a swollen finger, and her head was "throbbing" after being attacked by Hamad. Gardai attended the scene and Hamad gave a false name and date of birth before being arrested and brought to a station to be charged. Judge Cronin noted that he had two sets of prior convictions, one under the name Hamad with two theft convictions which led to the imposition of a two-month sentence, suspended for one year, in Wexford District Court on July 8. That term could now be activated. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week He also committed several other crimes under a different name: three for vehicle theft and driving offences, one for drug possession, another for burglary, one trespass and another for failing to provide a passport as required. That resulted in a 10-month prison sentence from Cork District Court on July 31 last year. In a mitigation plea, the defence counsel asked the judge to heed that he had pleaded guilty at an early stage, which was valuable given the moving victim impact statement, which was not read aloud during the hearing. The defence stressed that Hamad did not prolong the ordeal for the woman who did not have to testify, and that he had no prior assault convictions, and should be given significant credit for those factors. Later in the hearing, the defence described Hamad as non-binary and originally from Syria, having come through France. Over recent months, the accused had a transient living situation and was in a transient relationship with a supportive partner, counsel said. Hoyda Hamad. (Image: Irish Mirror) Pleading for leniency, the defence described the situation as a "chaotic set of circumstances". Hamad's recollection of events was minimal, and he was apologetic, and his expression of remorse was evidenced by his early guilty plea, the barrister submitted. The accused had been remanded in custody on the date of the incident. Hamad did not testify and spoke only to instruct his barrister that he wished to have the case finalised. Judge Cronin remarked how the victim's statement was eloquent and outlined the psychological and physical injuries, "significant impact", and the life changes the woman made since the attack. The judge found her account to be honest and not exaggerated, and she took notice of the fact that her employer was assisting her in getting counselling. Sentencing, the judge took into account Hamad's plea and prior convictions and that he had none under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act or similar public order matters. The early guilty plea meant the victim did not have to come to court, she noted. However, she had to take into account all the circumstances and the mitigating factors. The sentence was backdated to July 26, and the judge expressed her wish for the woman to know that she was well in her recovery. The three-month term was handed down on the assault charge, with the two remaining offences taken into consideration. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
Sunday World
4 hours ago
- Sunday World
Businessman who ‘doused himself in petrol' during dispute denies charges
Caspar Lund is on bail facing three charges arising from an incident on 19 May this year A barrister for a Co Down businessman who doused himself in petrol and threatened to set himself alight in a neighbour dispute, confirmed today the defendant is denying the offences. Caspar John Lund had been excused from attending Newtownards Magistrates Court where defence counsel Peter Canavan confirmed the 52-year-old 'wants to pleads not guilty' to each of the three charges against him. Lund, from Clanbrassil Terrace in Holywood, is on bail facing three charges arising from an incident on 19 May this year. Caspar Lund News in 90 Seconds - August 6th The 52-year-old, former antique dealer is charged with causing criminal damage to his neighbour's door mat and carpet, using disorderly behaviour at the Ulster Hospital and making a threat to police that he would damage his neighbour's property. An earlier court heard how the charges arise after Lund 'poured petrol over himself and threatened to set fire to himself' at the Cultra apartment block overlooking Belfast Lough. Fearing the potentially lethal consequences, the people upstairs, 'a couple in their 80s, contacted the police.' Caspar Lund Officers attended and detained Lund but due to concerns over his mental health, he was taken to the Ulster Hospital and when he was there, Lund was allegedly behaving in a disorderly manner. While Mr Canavan formally entered not guilty pleas today, the court has heard before that Lund 'admitted the incident at interview and he accepts the facts.' Adjourning the case to 26 August to fix a date for the contest, District Judge Mark Hamill said Lund could be excused from attending that hearing as well. The judge warned however that if the 52-year-old failed to attend the trial, 'it will proceed in his absence.'
