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Three years for man for throwing boiling water on prison officer
A man who is serving a life sentence for murdering his two- year-old son has been given a three-year sentence for throwing boiling water on a prison officer.
Yusif Ali Abdi (38), Charleville Road, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm at Arbour Hill Prison on May 22nd, 2007.
Ali Abdi, who is originally from Somalia, is serving a life sentence for the murder of his son in 2001.
Judge Tony Hunt said the courts had to pay particular attention to the protection of gardaí and prison officers.
Garda Cathy Burke told Philipp Rahn, defending, that Ali Abdi was serving a life sentence for the murder of his son. She was aware he was suffering from serious mental health issues and had been in the Central Mental Hospital three times. She agreed with Mr Rahn who said “there was no reason or motive for the attack other than his instability”.
Nine years for attack on two women
A man who broke into the apartment of two women who were prostitutes and cut one of them with a large knife has been given a nine-year sentence for this and for an earlier burglary. Marek Czerner’s co-accused Robert Boruncinski, Bachelors Walk, Dublin, raped the other woman. He received 10 years with three suspended in June 2010.
Czerner (33), Northwood, Santry, originally from Poland, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to aggravated burglary and to burglary in March 5th, 2009.
Judge Tony Hunt suspended the final three years on condition that Czerner leave the State on his release and not return for 20 years.
Man guilty of hospital assault
A Dublin man who chased a nurse, grabbed a patient’s drip and spat blood at gardaí during a violent hospital outburst could face four years in jail.
Raymond Neeson (34) was brought to the Mater hospital in an aggressive and intoxicated state, chased the nurse, verbally abused a security guard and took hold of a patient’s drip pole before he spat blood at two gardaí and threatened to infect them with HIV. He had subsequently tested negative for HIV.
He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault in November , 2008.
Judge Patrick McCartan adjourned “finalising the matter” pending a probation and welfare report.