Elderly man beaten in unprovoked attack in hospital A&E settles High Court action

Man was repeatedly struck on the head with a piece of metal by another man, who had earlier been treated in Tallaght University Hospital, as he waited in A&E with his wife

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025 - 17:30

Ann O’Loughlin

An elderly man was the victim of a grievous assault and beaten over the head with a piece of metal as he waited more than 10 hours with his injured wife in the A&E of Tallaght University Hospital, the High Court has heard.

The unprovoked attack, which was witnessed by his unwell wife from her hospital trolley, changed the lives of Joseph and Patricia Hansard irretrievably, the High Court heard.