Ciaran Watters (65) hit fence ferociously, causing Patrick Dunne to fall and head of shovel to come off handle
Ciaran Watters hit fence ferociously, causing Patrick Dunne to fall and head of shovel to come off handle
Watters, a former butcher, pleaded guilty before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting Patrick Dunne causing him harm at the boundary between their homes on the Drumcondra Road in Dublin on June 14th, 2021. Mr Dunne was standing on a ladder, which was leaning against the fence, when he noticed Watters in his own garden. The accused then ran towards the wall and hit the fence with a shovel. Before Mr Dunne could get down off the ladder, the accused hit the fence a second time, causing the injured party to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
In his victim impact statement, Mr Dunne said he now requires pain relief medication for his spine and has had several follow-up appointments with his GP and a specialist. He also has flashbacks and considerable anxiety when thinking about what could have happened. “He doesn’t know why he went at the fence with the shovel, but he was under the influence of alcohol,” counsel said, adding that the accused has since completed an inpatient course for his addiction and has not taken a drink since.
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