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Irish amateur boxer jailed for assaulting dealer during drugs robbery

Summary

Aaron Kelly, a 20‑year‑old Irish amateur boxer from Hill View Estate, Ballinteer, was sentenced to a year in prison for assaulting a drug dealer during a robbery and threatening to shoot the dealer's mother. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to breaching the peace on 6 June 2014 and assault causing harm on 14 July 2014. Judge Karen O'Connor imposed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year term, suspended the final 18 months, and told Kelly to serve his time and move on. The judge considered the seriousness of the offences and the impact on victims, including Martina Courtney, who said she felt imprisoned and lost her job. She noted that not all harm to Courtney's son, Daragh Dodrell, could be blamed on Kelly, as Mr Dodrell was also involved in drug dealing. Kelly had threatened Courtney with a bullet for her head and a bullet for Mr Dodrell's knee.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Irish amateur boxer jailed for assaulting dealer during drugs robbery. Charges or matters: breaching the peace at Newlands Terrace, Terenure on June 6, 2014 and assault causing harm at Rathdown Avenue, Terenure on July 14, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 6, 2014 Incident
• July 14, 2014 Incident
• 2016-03-04 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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