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Sword attacker jailed for chopping off hand By Sonya McLean Saturday March 28 2009 A former fireman who cut a carpenter's left hand off with a samurai sword in a crowded pub has been jailed for nine years. Charles Russell (28) of Whitechapel Road, Dublin 15, pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly causing Peter Rogers serious harm at The Deputy Mayor Pub, Meekstown, on January 13 2008. His 31 previous convictions included road traffic and criminal damage offences, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. Detective Garda Tony Gleeson told the court that Russell severed Mr Roger's hand at the wrist with his first swing of the sword and the hand fell to the ground. He said that the victim did not notice that he had lost his hand, which he said must have been due to shock. Mr Rogers continued to struggle with Russell and at one stage punched the accused in the face with the stump of his arm. Det Gda Gleeson said that Mr Rogers will never have full use of his left hand again. He has also been left with a facial scar from another blow he received from the sword. He has suffered from depression, his relationship has since broken down, and he will never work in carpentry again, or play golf and football as he had done regularly before the assault. The detective said that both Russell and his co-accused had left the pub earlier that day and returned with the sword and a hammer before they both assaulted Mr Rogers. "He gave no convincing reason for the motivation behind the attack," Det Gda Gleeson said. He agreed with the defence that Russell's co-accused claimed that Mr Rogers had said something insulting to his girlfriend's mother which led to their attack on him. The detective told the court that a customer picked up Mr Rogers's hand and placed it in ice in a black bag. The victim was taken to the Mater hospital where he underwent emergency surgery to re-attach his hand. Cocaine The defence said Charles Russell had developed a cocaine problem and had been taking drugs and drinking for four days prior to the assault. Judge Katherine Delahunt suspended the last 12 months of the sentence on condition that Russell keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years. She said that the "lethal and offensive nature of the weapon used showed no other intention than causing the most grievous amount of harm" Judge Delahunt said that whether or not Russell's co-accused's explanation for his motivation behind the attack was plausible, it was never Russell's argument and he should never have got involved. A victim impact report made "very sorry reading for such a young man". SOURCE: Click here |
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