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A FOREIGN national was kicked while he lay on the ground, as people spilled out of a nightclub in Shan- eee
Arising out of the incident, three men and a woman pleaded guilty to violent disorder, while two of the men admitted to a charge of assault causing harm.
James Hesse (22), Gleann na Smol, Shannon; Caine Levers (24) and his sister Chantelle Levers (20), of Ross- bracken, Shannon; and Kevin Kelly (27), of Rossbracken, Shannon, all pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Hesse and Caine Levers, who were described in court as “the main pro- tagonists” pleaded guilty to assault
causing harm, arising out of a row at Tullyvarraga, Shannon, at around 2am on April 21, 2006.
At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, Judge Carroll Moran ordered that €5,000 compensation be paid to the victim and he adjourned sentencing to allow this to be done.
Outlining the details of the incident, Garda Aidan Sweeney told the court that when he arrived at the scene, ‘a group of people were attacking a man who was on the ground.”
He said he observed Hesse kicking the man on the ground. He said that CCTV footage showed Caine Levers “making a swing” for the victim, while Chantelle Levers had “her two arms up, like she was going to punch somebody.”
While the victim wasn’t uncon- scious when gardai arrived, “he was in a bad condition,’ said the garda.
The victim sustained a wound over the right eye, but has now recovered.
Judge Moran said that Hesse and Caine Levers should each pay €2,000 in compensation to the vic- tim, while the other two accused should pay €1,000 each. However Kelly’s barrister Mark Nicholas said his client “had no contact really with the principal injured party”. The garda accepted this and the judge then said Kelly did not have to pay oyna ole shsr-1eceyee
He noted that Chantelle Levers was “peripherally involved” and said the court may consider “some other solu- tion” for her.