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Five Men Jailed for Brutal Assault Involving Branding Victim's Face
Five men have been jailed for a horrific assault in which they branded the word 'RAT' on the victim's face using a cattle marker, with the judge stating their actions "bypass any notion of humanity."
25 Mar, 16:39 — 25 Mar, 17:48
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irish-timesHigh138d ago
Five men jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s face with cattle marker
Central Criminal Court judge says actions of defendants ‘bypass any notion of humanity’
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Five members of Dublin gang jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s face
A judge said the court had difficulty describing what happened as words like ‘dreadful, horrendous and frightening are not sufficient to describe the horror’.
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First report: irish-times · 25 Mar, 16:39|Full coverage: 2 · 1h|Window: 1h
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