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Convicted murderer who smashed bottle in man's face ordered to return to Lithuania or face three year prison sentence

Monday, 10 May 2021 12:48

Andrius Augylius, of no fixed abode, is to be transferred from Cork Prison to Cloverhill Prision later this week to facilitate him in taking a one way flight back to Lithuania from Dublin Airport. 

Augylius pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to a man in Cork city on Christmas Day 2018. 

The court heard the injured man was walking home along Patrick Street when the accused approached him and struck him in the face with a bottle. 

The attack occurred shortly after 3am on Christmas day 2018 when the man was on his way to his apartment on the northside of the city. He required seven stitches to a laceration on his face. Shards of glass were also removed from his eye. The attack had no motive.

The court heard that Augylius had arrived in Cork in 2016 having allegedly been promised construction work along with accommodation. However, the job and accommodation fell through and he ended up relying on the Simon Community.

Since his arrival in Ireland Mr Augylius, who is in his forties, has received seven convictions mainly for public order offences. He has five convictions in Lithuania.

This include convictions for robbery and for pre-meditated murder for which he received an 11 year sentence.

Judge O'Donnabhain said he was it was a very significant type of assault in an unprovoked attack done to an innocent man and he suspended a three year sentence in the case with the condition that Mr Augylius leave the country and not return for a period of five years. 

 

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