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A PREGNANT DUBLIN woman who assaulted two brothers with the heel of her stiletto shoe has avoided a jail-term.
Zoe Thompson (21) of Kilclare Drive, Tallaght pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of assault causing harm to Aidan and Colm Brown at the Abberley Hotel, also in Tallaght on 15 April 2013.
Judge Desmond Hogan handed down a three-year sentence for both of the counts, suspending them in their entirety.
Judge Hogan said it was a serious ill-tempered assault but noted Thompson’s cooperation and said there was no reason to believe that her remorse was not genuine.
A letter from a doctor was handed into the court and Thompson’s defence told the court she had pregnancy complications. The judge said that work in the community was not appropriate given her condition.
The court heard Thompson had €2,000 as a gesture of remorse and the judge ordered that it be split between the two victims.
Garda Alan Young told Garret Baker BL, prosecuting, that Aidan Brown was coming off the dance floor of the Entourage nightclub, in the Abberley Hotel, when he bumped into another man.
The other man became aggressive but Mr Brown couldn’t hear what he was saying because of the loud music. He said they began grabbing each other and fell to the ground.
At some point Thompson intervened and hit the victim on his forehead with the stiletto heel. He later received seven surgical staples to his head.
The victim’s brother was at the bar and saw the men “squaring up” to each other. He came over to break the fight up and Thompson hit him from behind with the shoe heel.
This man later received five surgical staples to the back of his head.
Aidan Brown, who works as a barman, said he lost €1,000 in missed wages as he was out of work for two weeks after the assault. He said his scar was still visible and he is still aware of that while going to job interviews.
His brother lost one week’s wage, totalling €690.
Thompson has four previous convictions under the road traffic act, including one for drunk driving.
Conor McKenna BL, defending, said this was a shocking and frightening assault but said his client has no other convictions involving violence.
He said she has taken part in anger awareness and alcohol offending courses since the assaults.
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Will be a fine example to her child Jesus the cycle continues
Agree. The only hope to improve her offsprings chances would be to have them adopted at birth. Unfortunately us taxpayers will be supporting this delight and her offspring for eternity. Ironic also how the judge felt community service inappropriate due to her pregnancy.
Classy bird……
Probably a session moth…
A bird flying free.
Should have had her wings clipped.
Rough brazzer..
What an utter skanger, her second time to avoid jail time since the start of the year.
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http://www.herald.ie/news/mumtobe-avoids-jail-for-attacking-four-gardai-in-rage-31016279.html
Very true Conor. I wonder if there’ll be any investigation into possible misleading of the court? highly unlikely..
What does a woman have to do to be sent to prison in Ireland? She has assaulted several Gardai, kicking one in the head – yet still walks free.
May be grounds for an appeal by the DPP if the judge wasn’t “fully informed”of all the facts inc.previous convictions….
This man has allowed a dangerous person free to harm others, he also mislead the court ( I say mislead but his pants are on fire ) can he be held responsible for the next assault this lady commits?
The lowest of the low, utter dirt. Gutter pig.
Sentenced to 6 years? Was home before the judge. What’s the deterrent?
The deterrent is that she’ll hit you if you say that again
Ah she’s a keeper alright, will definitely make an excellent mother.
How wonderful mother she’ll make
“Conor McKenna BL, defending, said this was a shocking and frightening assault but said his client has no other convictions involving violence.
He said she has taken part in anger awareness and alcohol offending courses since the assaults.”
I personally don’t believe what Mr McKenna told the court.
That dirtbag should have been made do hours and hours of community service and jail sentence! Pregnancy complications, my a…
“And then unto Zoe a get-out-of-jail card was born”
God I feel sorry for her kid!
another wonderful generation In the making
No reason not to get prison. Her pregnancy complications would receive the necessary treatment.
if you’re passing the Coombe in a few weeks and theres a wan standing outside having a smoke in her PJs and stillettos, for jaysus sake don’t make eye contact !!
Why this crazy stuff always happens in Tallaght , can we not cut out that whole area and shoved it in the Atlantic, hehe!
Racist
What a manky skanger.
I feel a Suspended Sentence in the force.
Mother of the year nomination right there! Shocking what people are getting away with and what do we expect when there is no deterrent.
Single white female!
Also where does the brother work?!!
It is a female privilege to not do time, especially when your white. Where’s all the usual suspect oppressed feminists on this article?… Probably busy making up statistics to fight the patriarch.
Skanger shes the local how-ah-yeaa!!
Why is the headline even mentioning pregnancy – the attack was in 2013 – she wasn’t pregnant then and even so if if a pregnant person cannot be discriminated against under labour law then there should be no concession given to any person that breaks the law and uses a condition chosen by then possibly as a means of avoiding jail time. The Journal should not be using tabloid headlines like this
What pregnant woman wears stiletto shoes?
Pregnancy complications didn’t stop her from using her stiletto shoes as weapons…
Shocking! Had pregnancy complications so implanted her stiletto on some blokes head…main thing is she was cooperative though….
21 pregnant, already done for drunk driving assault and being abusive to Gardai. I pity that foetus.
god what a classy bird….I’d say her child would be so proud…what do people have to do to get sent to prison these days??
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