Eoin ReynoldsA criminal with 124 previous convictions who carried out a “random, unprovoked and brutal attack” by repeatedly stabbing a passing doctor with scissors has been jailed for eight years by a judge at the Central Criminal Court. The victim tried to run towards Spencer Dock but Coakley followed him and stabbed him a further three times in the stomach. The judge noted that Coakley began using drugs and alcohol at an early age and first went into custody aged 13. In a statement written by the victim he said that he had suffered anxiety since the attack. Mr O’Higgins said Coakley started to abuse drugs aged 13 and by 15 was “heavily addicted” to cocaine, alcohol and cannabis.

Source: The Herald June 19, 2023 16:36 UTC