BAIL was granted to a 43-year-old Angolan man who is charged with an attack on a city centre store worker at Michael Guiney’s, William Street.
Rogerio Joao, with an address at Apartment 6, Catherine Street, is charged with breaches of sections 6 of the Public Order Act and section 3 assault contrary to the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
Having been beaten with a chain as she served a customer, the lady shop assistant was hospitalised and treated for her injuries.
Joao is also charged with using threatening and abusive behaviour, as well as assault.
Judge Eamon O’Brien heard evidence of the arrest charge and caution of the accused.
The matter is to receive the directions of the DPP as the charges are indictable to the Circuit Court.
An application was made for bail by John Herbert, solicitor, and the State did not object, subject to conditions.
The Angolan is to stay away from Guiney’s Store on William Street; to have no contact whatsoever with the injured party and that is to include, facebook, bebo, text or any form of electronic and personal communications, and to sign on daily between 9am and 9pm at Henry Street Garda station.
Judge Eamon O’Brien remanded him with consent to bail and the case is to be called before the courts on October 20.
