Central Criminal Court hears evidence one of the attackers bragged about stabbing the victim, described himself as a ‘gangster’
She said she hopes no other family will have to experience similar pain. “I do hope those responsible for harming my son will receive the support and guidance that they need to make better decisions for themselves, decisions that can bring happiness, joy, peace and success to their lives. I wish the best for them and their families.”
Johnston , of Russell Place, Russell Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the then 16-year-old victim at Tymon Lane in Tallaght on January 2nd, 2021. He also pleaded guilty to six threats to kill another teenager, unrelated to the victim of the stabbing, via text message and once verbally at the Red Cow Luas stop in Dublin on April 14th, 2021.
Garda Vincent Reay told Lorcan Staines SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, that when Johnston’s ex-girlfriend started seeing someone else in late 2020, Johnston “took that particularly badly”. He sent messages to his girlfriend in November that year threatening to kill her new boyfriend. The stabbing victim was not related to the earlier incidents, the court heard, but was in regular phone contact with Johnston and agreed to meet him at Tymon Park in Tallaght on January 2nd, 2021.
Gardaí used GPS from Johnston’s and his co-accused’s phones to trace their movements leading up to and after the assault. Johnston’s phone also showed that he had three calls with the victim in the lead up to the assault. The victim had three “significant stab wounds to the back” and further stab wounds to the left of the torso, the left hip, the hands and a “very large slice” on the right leg, the garda said.
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