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Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae receives suspended prison sentence for assault

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

03:25 6 Dec 2019


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The conviction was in relation to an assault at a chip van in December 2017.

Kerry County Councillor Jackie Healy-Rae has received a suspended prison sentence for assault.

Healy-Rae along with his brother Kevin, of Sandymount, Kilgarvan, were convicted of two charges of assault causing harm, relating to incidents that occurred on December 28th, 2017 in Kenmare.

The pair are the sons of Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae.

Malachy Scannell of Inchacoosh, Kilgarvan was also found guilty of two charges of assault and one charge of criminal damage relating to the same incidents.

The three were sentenced in Kenmare District Court today.

The assaults took place following an altercation at a chip van, where Kevin Healy-Rae had allegedly told the injured party, "This is my town, this is my chip van."

Thirty four-year-old Malachy Scannell assaulted both Mr James and Cornelius O'Sullivan.

The judge said the assault where Mr. James received a broken nose was pre-meditated, and that Jackie Healy-Rae and Malachy Scannell had acted as enforcers when they followed the injured party on to Main Street.

Judge Waters said, it was not simply a one-punch assault, the victim suffered serious injuries and the accused men's versions of events didn't hold up when compared with CCTV footage.

He imposed an eight-month sentence on Jackie Healy-Rae, a seven-month term on his brother Kevin and a six-month sentence on Malachy Scannell.

Judge Waters then suspended all sentences in full for a period of one year.


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