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His co-accused was sentenced to 12 months in prison, having already served four-and-a-half. The balance was suspended for 12 months

Ionut Danca of Rathdown Square, North Circular Road, Dublin 7, pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin for his sentence hearing. Photo: IrishPhotoDesk.ie
A man who killed a Canadian tourist in Dublin city centre by “brazenly” delivering a “full-force running kick” straight to his head has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Sentencing Ionut Danca (25) at the Central Criminal Court today, Mr Justice Paul McDermott said this was an attack on a defenceless man who was lying prone on the ground under the influence of alcohol and was no threat to anyone.