Alleged attacker of Canadian tourist who died after assault delays bail bid pending 'further charge'
Mr Dolmajian, who was from Montreal, single and in his 40s, was brought to the Mater Hospital "unresponsive", never regained consciousness and on July 2, he passed away
A construction worker accused of delivering a "full force" kick to the head of a Canadian tourist who later died has postponed a bail application pending a "further charge".
Ionut Danca, 24, a Romanian national with an address at Rathdown Square, North Circular Road, Dublin 7, was accused of assault causing harm to Neno Dolmajian in the early hours of June 23.
He was denied bail on June 28 at Dublin District Court.
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Mr Dolmajian, who was from Montreal, single and in his 40s, was brought to the Mater Hospital "unresponsive", never regained consciousness and on July 2, he passed away.
Mr Danca lodged a bail application before Mr Justice Paul Burns in the High Court in Cloverhill.
His barrister said the injured party was now deceased, and it was expected that further charges would be proffered.
The application was adjourned until August 27.
At his earlier District Court bail hearing, Detective Sergeant Eoghan Byrne said the accused was allegedly with a group at Cathal Brugha Street when the injured party approached and engaged in conversation.
It was claimed a member of the group struck him, and they moved on to O'Connell Street, where there was another interaction with the injured party.
Some "became hostile", while others tried to intervene.
The tourist walked toward the quays but was allegedly knocked on the ground and received a "running kick". The detective described it as a full-force blow to his face.
CCTV evidence had been obtained, and it was alleged the accused's action caused the tourist's injury.
The court also heard that aware gardai were looking for him, he left the country for two days. Initially, he booked a flight from Dublin to Bucharest, and officers waited for him at the airport.
But he went to Belfast instead and flew to Edinburgh and then Naples.
According to Detective Sergeant Byrne, gardai went to his Dublin address, but it was "cleaned out," and there were 10 bags of his belongings. It was claimed that "his girlfriend indicated they intended to leave Ireland permanently and have their stuff shipped to Romania".
The detective sergeant believed Mr Danca had no ties to this jurisdiction and could face additional charges.
He agreed with defence solicitor Evan Moore that the accused had no prior criminal convictions and lived and worked in Ireland for six years and that he came back voluntarily following discussions.
However, he said that happened after two days of avoiding calls, texts, and emails, and he was aware of the efforts to locate him.
Another man is also before the courts accused of assaulting the Canadian tourist.
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