A man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court accused of carrying out an attack on a woman in a south Dublin suburb earlier this week.
Seif Waleed Al Hindawi, 22, believed to be from Syria, was charged with assault causing harm to the woman who suffered facial injuries in Churchtown on Wednesday night.
He was detained for questioning over two days, charged yesterday evening, held pending the next sitting of Dublin District Court and then denied bail by Judge Monika Leech.
The judge noted that the accused and the woman did not know each other.
Garda Stephen Morley objected to bail due to the seriousness of the incident and flight risk concerns.
He said directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions were awaited, adding, “and it is anticipated that there will be further charges”.
Mr Hindawi was granted legal aid and remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 31 May.
Outlining the allegations, Garda Morley said the woman said a male assaulted her after she got off a Luas tram at Windy Arbour at about 11.20pm on Wednesday.
The garda said the woman sustained a cut on her lip and was treated at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Garda Morley told the court the man was unemployed and had no ties to the State or family here. He said the accused had no convictions, warrant history, or other charges pending.
The man did not address the court and listened to the proceedings with the aid of an interpreter.
The court heard he did not provide an address and had no valid form of ID other than a card given to him with a date of birth.
Refusing bail, Judge Leech held that he was a flight risk.
