Charleen Murphy was injured as she had dinner in Dublin venue, following alleged online abuse
Strenuously objecting to bail, Garda Stephen McDonnell cited the seriousness of the incident and fears the accused would leave the jurisdiction. He told the court that it was alleged Ms Murphy had been socialising with a friend in the hotel lounge on Friday when a male entered and “viciously attacked” and injured her.
The contested bail hearing was told the man was “someone known to her and her friend through personal online abuse on various social media accounts”. It was alleged that the accused entered the premises, paid for a drink at 9.30 pm with his Visa card, and attacked her a minute later. The court heard he allegedly approached Ms Murphy, who was having dinner with her friend from behind, and “punched her full force to the back of the head”. The court heard her head rebounded off the glass she was drinking, resulting in a laceration of her face. It was claimed she and her friend recognised him from “previous online abuse” and that afterwards he sent her a voice message via social media saying, “How’s the head?”.The social media star had a two-inch laceration to the right side of her face near her hairline and received stitches. She came to court to give evidence at the bail hearing. Garda McDonnell said the injured party played for him threatening voices messages she received through social media. The court heard she had blocked him but he allegedly continued to create fake accounts to follow and contact her.The accused came to Pearse Street Garda station later to be interviewed. Garda McDonnell maintained that the accused indicated that he intended to leave the country. Cross-examined by defence solicitor Aoife McNicholl, he accepted that the accused contacted gardaí, but the officer said he had changed his clothes.The assault charge can carry a maximum sentence of five years. The accused, who spoke only to give instructions to his solicitor, has not yet indicted a plea. CCTV footage was played during the bail hearing showing Ms Murphy sitting at a table before being punched from behind and blood pouring from her head afterwards. She gave evidence during the bail hearing and explained she was a social media influencer and had posted where she was online.The defence pleaded with the court to grant bail with conditions including a social media ban. The solicitor pointed out that her client had presented himself at a garda station which was not indicative of someone who would evade justice. She added that Mr O’Brien had strong ties to the jurisdiction; he was looking after his mother and was receiving a €200 a week carer’s allowance. In her ruling, Judge Murphy stressed that this was not the hearing of the case but a bail application, and the accused had the presumption of innocence.Legal aid was granted to the accused, who was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on February 17 next.
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