A solicitor for an Ennis teenager charged in connection with an alleged ‘random’ broad daylight machete attack on a busy Ennis street has asked that the case be moved as there has been talk of additional charges against his client.
At Ennis District Court, solicitor, Daragh Hassett said that his client, Trevor Quinn (18) of Hermitage, Ennis “has never been in custody, never been charged and never been a participant in the court system”.
Mr Quinn was appearing via video-link from Limerick prison where he has been on remand since last month following his failure to secure bail due to Garda objections.
In the case, Mr Quinn is charged in connection with the alleged machete attack on Shane Tuohy at Ennis’s Mill Rd at 3.30pm on Wednesday, November 20th.
Mr Quinn is facing four separate charges and they are the assault causing harm of Shane Tuohy, a charge of violent disorder on Ennis’s Mill Rd and charges concerning the use of a machete and the possession of a carpet knife.
Sgt Frank O’Grady told Judge Gabbett that directions in the case are still outstanding.
A further remand in custody to January 8th was proposed for the teeanger but Judge Alec Gabbett stated that he was concerned about adjournment to that date.
Judge Gabbett said that Mr Quinn is ‘extremely young”.
Judge Gabbett asked that the case be put into Wednesday’s sitting of Ennis District Court, December 18th “to see if we can make any progress”.
Mr Hassett agreed with the shorter remand.
In court last month, Judge Gabbett refused bail to Mr Quinn after viewing photos of the alleged machete injuries to Mr Tuohy’s neck and ear.
Judge Gabbett said that Mr Tuohy was ‘3mm from death’.
Judge Gabbett said that Mr Tuohy’s artery was visible from the neck wound in the photos provided by Gardai.
During the contested bail hearing, Judge Gabbett said that “this young man’s ear was nearly sliced off. It is but for the grace of God that this man is alive.”
Looking at the photos, Judge Gabbett said: “Death was not far off. One more millimetre and that artery was severed and you would have a minute at best. That is what really concerns me.”
Judge Gabbett said that the photos of the alleged injuries suffered show that they “were made with an extremely sharp implement with almost surgical precision”.
