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Man jailed for stabbing ex-wife's boyfriend after alleged threat to kids
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, 44‑year‑old Muhamet Gashi pleaded guilty to assault causing harm for stabbing Anton Donca on 14 April 2016. Gashi claimed Donca had threatened his children with remarks such as "I fuck your wife, I fuck your kids". Gashi, who lives in North Clarence Street Flats, said he was warned not to touch his kids and that Donca had a knife. The victim was walking to meet a friend when Gashi approached, and Gashi stabbed him, perforating his colon and requiring 11 days in hospital. Gashi had no prior convictions and was described by his defence as a man of very good character. Judge Martin Nolan accepted Gashi's account, noted the seriousness of the knife assault, and sentenced him to 28 months imprisonment. The case involved a relationship that had since broken down between Donca and Gashi's former wife.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man jailed for stabbing ex-wife's boyfriend after alleged threat to kids. Charges or matters: assault causing harm of Anton Donca a bridge in East Wall, on April 14, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 14, 2016 Incident
- 2019-10-08 Publication
Why: A man who claimed he stabbed his ex-wife's boyfriend because the man threatened his children has been jailed for 28 months. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm of Anton Donca a bridge in East Wall, on April 14, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan said that if Gashi had responded by punching the man then he could have considered a non-custodial sentence, but he had used a knife and he could not imagine a more serious assault of this kind. He sentenced him to 28 months imprisonment.
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