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Then-teen avoids jail for 'obnoxious thuggery' in Dublin supermarket

Summary

Raymond Carroll, 16 at the time, was part of a group that caused trouble in a Lidl store on Moore Street on 11 March 2020. He opened a pack of biscuits and threw them, tossed a cardboard box, and became aggressive when a security guard took it. He also pushed a guard, grabbed a plastic cone and raised it over the guard's shoulder, then pulled the guard to the floor. CCTV footage was shown in court. Carroll pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of Section 2 Assault, carrying a maximum six‑month sentence. The judge, noting his lack of prior convictions and his plea, set a headline sentence of five months for an adult but reduced it to three months because he was a juvenile. The final sentence was two and a half months, fully suspended on strict conditions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Then-teen avoids jail for 'obnoxious thuggery' in Dublin supermarket. Charges or matters: assault causing harm and received a two-year suspended sentence in January 2023. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 11, 2020 Incident
• January 2023 Incident
• 2024-06-28 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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