COURTS: A man has pleaded guilty to seriously assaulting a woman outside a Donegal Hotel, at a sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court yesterday morning.
Kevin Quinn, pleaded guilty to the assault on Shauna McHugh which occurred outside Gallagher’s Hotel on June 22nd, 2015.
He also pleaded guilty to being in a possession of an article made or adapted for use to cause injury.
The court heard how the defendant had an aerosol can and ignited it to make flames.
Judge John O’Hagan ordered a full probation and welfare report to be prepared on the defendant.
O’Hagan also asked the representative from the probation service present in court Mrs Lennox, to see if the defendant could benefit from the Community Reparation Project.
Mrs Lennox told the court that it could be explored, and that they will look into it.
Judge O’Hagan told the court, “The Community Reparation Project has been an incredible success in Nenagh and in Dublin.
“It significantly reduces the chances of re-offending, and the statistics back that up.
“The recidivism is well down in both those areas, and the initiative has been a great, great success.
“In some cases, it suits far better to do this type of programme, as oppose to sending them to prison.
“I’m aware it only applies to specific cases, but I’d like to see if that may be a possibility in this case.”
Judge O’Hagan remanded Kevin Quinn on continuing bail, and adjourned the case until the 6th of December.