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BreakingNews.ie
08-08-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Dublin man (43) refused bail after knife and hatchet attack in homeless hostel
A 43-year-old man accused of carrying out a knife and hatchet attack on a fellow resident at a homeless accommodation service in Dublin has been remanded in custody. Stephen Crosbie was charged with assault causing harm to the injured man who was stabbed on Wednesday at the Peter McVerry Trust house on the New Cabra Road in the city's north side. Advertisement He was refused bail by Judge Cephas Power at Dublin District Court. Garda Aileen Deely told Judge Power the accused made no reply when charged with the offence, which can carry a 10-year sentence. She objected to bail due to the seriousness of the allegations, as well as concerns about witness intimidation and the accused's potential to fail to appear in court. Garda Deely stated that the victim suffered multiple stab wounds which resulted in a punctured right kidney, knife injuries to his leg and back, and a blow to his head with a hatchet. Advertisement The court heard it was believed the alleged attack stemmed from a debt owed by the injured resident to Mr Crosbie, who had lent him €200 earlier, after which €100 was repaid. It was claimed that due to the amount outstanding, there was a row, and Mr Crosbie went to his own room and returned with a hatchet and a knife and began attacking the other resident in a hallway. He allegedly began swinging the knife, and then hatchet, striking him on the forehead. The man was taken to the Mater Hospital for emergency surgery, and the accused was arrested in the vicinity. The bail hearing was told there was CCTV footage of the incident, and the garda expected that the case would ultimately be sent to the Circuit Court, which has greater sentencing powers. Advertisement The court heard he was verbally abusive and threatened to throw urine on officers after being brought to a local Garda station. Defence solicitor Murrough O'Rourke suggested that the judge could impose strict conditions. He added Mr Crosbie was from Dublin, his parents were dead, and he had one sibling in the city and "is not going to go anywhere". The garda said no terms would alleviate her concerns; one of them was that the two men could end up coming across each other in another hostel in the city. Mr O'Rourke suggested his client could be ordered to stay away from specific homeless services. Judge Power said the defence made a reasonable argument against the witness intimidation and failure to appear in court fears. However, he held that the difficulty was the other basis – the seriousness of the charge – cited by Garda Deely, adding that the extent of the injuries could not be overestimated. He denied Mr Crosbie, who has yet to indicate a plea, bail and remanded him in custody pending direction from the Director of Public Prosecutions. He will appear at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday. Legal aid was granted.
BreakingNews.ie
16-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Burglar with 93 previous convictions has jail sentence overturned
A serial offender with 93 previous convictions who stole thousands of euro worth of items from restaurant staff rooms in Dublin city centre has had his 15-month jail sentence replaced with a fully suspended term on appeal. Stepan Pavlov (46), with an address at New Cabra Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty in the District Court to burglary in three separate incidents, contrary to section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001. Advertisement The District Court Appeals Court on Thursday heard that on July 14th, 2023, Pavlov entered Murray's Bar on O'Connell Street and went to the staff area where he stole over €1,000 worth of items from staff lockers. Four months earlier, on March 10th, 2023, Pavlov had entered Chequer Lane on Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 and again went to the staff area where he stole a wallet and a laptop worth over €1,600. On a third occasion on October 10th, 2023, Pavlov entered a restaurant on Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 and was seen rummaging through staff property. He was stopped and discovered to have a stolen purse in his possession worth €200. He was given a total of 15 months in jail for the three charges in the District Court. Advertisement Pavlov has 93 previous convictions, including those for burglary and the possession of stolen property. Ireland Repeat offender with 182 previous convictions gets... Read More Defence counsel for Pavlov, Stephen O'Mahoney, told Judge James O'Donohoe that his client had embarked on the road to rehabilitation for his drug addiction. He presented a letter from Coolmine Therapeutic Community, which he said gave a 'gold standard' for his client's efforts to rehabilitate. Judge O'Donohoe told Pavlov that this was his 'last chance saloon' and decided to suspend the sentence of 15 months for a period of two years. The sentence was suspended on condition that Pavlov keep the peace, provide clear urine analysis on a monthly basis and stay out of the city centre without just cause.
