A 29-YEAR-old Dublin man has been charged with assault causing serious harm to an English motorist who died following an attack in Dublin last month.
Raymond Bates (49), who was from Durham, England, sustained serious head injuries following an incident at the junction of Sandymount Road/Newbridge Avenue and Tritonville Road in Sandymount, Dublin, on September 26th last. Mr Bates felt unwell the next day, and went to St Vincent’s hospital.
He was then transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he fell into a coma and died there on the evening of September 30th.
Yesterday, at Dublin District Court, Karl Donahue, a father of one of Fishermans Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin, was charged under Section Four of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act with causing serious harm to Mr Bates.
Det Sgt Barry Walsh told Judge Timothy Lucey that the accused was arrested at 12.12am yesterday at Irishtown Garda station.
The garda said that the defendant, who was dressed in blue jeans, a striped jumper and runners, made “no reply” when he was charged.
Det Sgt Barry Walsh also said that “there may be more serious charges”.
He applied for a remand in custody for one week but agreed with defence solicitor Michael Kelleher that he would not object to bail subject to conditions being imposed.
Judge Lucey remanded Mr Donahue in custody with consent to bail, which was not taken up immediately, on his own bond of €250 and subject to an independent surety of €5,000.
Legal aid was granted to the accused, who is employed and earns €480 a week, after Det Sgt Walsh told the court that the defendant’s “means are scarce”.
Mr Donahue, who remained silent during his case, will appear again at Cloverhill District Court next Tuesday.