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Loss of eye in assault?

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  • 03-11-2014 9:03pm
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    LadyLucinda
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭


    Can anybody give me the section of assault that this is dealt under and the penalties on conviction? Some case law would be great also. Thanks


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    Little CuChulainn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,624 ✭✭✭Little CuChulainn


    It should be dealt with under Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act however I know of a case where the dpp refused to go further than Section 3 in a case were the victim lost an eye.

    FYI, the DPP in this country is a joke.


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    darklighter
    Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭darklighter


    Little CuChulainn wrote: »
    It should be dealt with under Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act however I know of a case where the dpp refused to go further than Section 3 in a case were the victim lost an eye.

    FYI, the judicial system in this country is a joke.

    Fixed your post!

    While the DPP may be under funded/resourced, they do themselves absolutely no favours in the public eye by making decisions as you refer to above :mad:


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    plodder
    Registered Users Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭plodder


    Little CuChulainn wrote: »
    It should be dealt with under Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act however I know of a case where the dpp refused to go further than Section 3 in a case were the victim lost an eye.

    FYI, the DPP in this country is a joke.
    The present DPP, or the office in general?
    “serious harm” means injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious disfigurement or substantial loss or impairment of the mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any particular bodily member or organ
    Losing an eye certainly should qualify as serious harm. What's the problem with them? Is it just fear of losing?


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