Laois woman sustained ‘lump size of golf ball’ in alleged domestic assault
Portlaoise Courthouse
A WOMAN allegedly sustained a lump on her forehead “the size of a golf ball” following an alleged assault.
Details of the alleged injury were given by Garda Segt JJ Kirby at an in-camera sitting of Portlaoise District Court when the defendant came before it by video link charged with assault causing harm on 9 February at a location in Laois.
The case was first before the court on 10 February. The 43-year-old defendant has been held in custody since then.
Sgt Kirby told Judge Catherine Ryan that he expected a file to be ready to be sent to the director of public prosecutions (DPP) within the next ten days.
Solicitor for the accused, Josephine Fitzpatrick, pointed out the length of time her client had been held in custody and asked Judge Ryan to mark the case as ‘time passing.’ Judge Ryan remanded the defendant in custody with consent to bail to the 13 April sitting of the court and “urged the state to have the file sent to the DPP,” to which Sgt Kirby said: “We’ll have a progress report on that date.”
*Cases marked time passing generally refers to a situation where a legal matter has experienced a delay without progress.
** In-camera/family law cases are held in private due to their sensitive nature. In such matters, reporting restrictions are put in place whereby no identifying details can be revealed.
