Man receives fully suspended sentence after kicking fallen victim in the head during “cowardly” assault

http://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0808/1464030-limerick-suspended-sentence/

Posted by Eoghaniii

18 Comments

  1. Important_Farmer924 on

    >Paddy Philips, 22, with an address at Lower Maiden Street, Newcastle West, Co Limerick, laughed as some of the evidence of the violent assault was relayed at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.

    The law is an ass.

  2. Sixteen previous convictions and still no sentence. Victim still on a HSE waiting list for his injuries nearly 18 months later. Couldn’t find a more Irish story if you tried.

  3. UserContribution on

    Should really get the same coverage as the soldier case if we want to see any kind of change. This reads like something from Waterford Whispers. How can they expect people to feel safe if you get kicked in the head by someone with 18 previous convictions, who laughs in court as evidence is given, gets a suspended sentence?

  4. I think now is the time for a violent crime spree, seen as there’s no chance of any fucking concquences.

  5. Fun_Power_5069 on

    We need a sub dedicated to how poor our justice system is, more exposure might help in highlighting it.

    Edit: typo

  6. Irish people, as always, sit back and take this shite. So glad to be out of the country now. When will you finally stand up for the abhorrent widespread crime and injustice in your country? It seems there is no justice there.

  7. Iamtheultimaterobot on

    I wouldn’t blame people for taking the law into their own hands at this stage.

  8. Byrnzillionaire on

    “Philips entered a ‘guilty plea’ eliminating the requirement for a trial”

    That shouldn’t be taken into account as he denied it entirely and only plead guilty when show video evidence.

  9. Garlic-Cheese-Chips on

    16 previous convictions, initially blamed others before CCTV showed it was him and laughed at the evidence in court and walks away.

    God forbid you take some money out of Sky TV’s pockets though. Straight to jail for that.

  10. What planet are these judges on? 16 previous and he gets off because he hasn’t committed this exact type of crime before??

  11. He will murder his girlfriend and the justice system will be shocked at how this could happen! McEntee will come out again and call for longer sentences for domestic violence. Nothing will change, cycle repeats.