Ramazi Nakhutsrishvili travelled through France, destroyed his passport on the aircraft to Ireland and sought asylum. While living in State-provided accommodation and earning €700 a week in construction, he chased and repeatedly stabbed another resident. The court told him to leave Ireland after release, but no public record located for this report confirms that he did.
The route to Ireland
Nakhutsrishvili, a Georgian national, travelled to Ireland through France. His defence told Bray District Court that he destroyed his passport on the aircraft and that he had come because wages in Georgia were low. Georgia has been designated a safe country of origin for Irish protection procedures since 2018, though that designation does not automatically decide an individual application.
At the time of the offence he was living at Bray Manor, accommodation provided by the State to international-protection applicants. He was also working in construction and earning about €700 a week.
The knife attack
On 6 August 2023 a dispute developed between Nakhutsrishvili and another resident. The court heard that he punched the man, produced a knife and pursued him in an attack lasting roughly ten minutes. The victim suffered several stab wounds, including a wound to the neck and at least five puncture injuries, and was unable to work for two months.
Nakhutsrishvili pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and possession of a knife. He had no previous convictions reported to the sentencing court.
Sentence and the unresolved exit
On 3 May 2024 Judge Martin Nolan imposed two years, suspending the final six months. The resulting immediate term was eighteen months. A condition required Nakhutsrishvili to leave Ireland within six months of release and not return for five years.
That criminal-court condition should not be confused with a deportation order made under immigration law. No subsequent public report located for this file confirms his release date, departure, removal or compliance. The available record also does not establish that his protection claim was fraudulent.
Chronology
- Before August 2023: Travel through France, passport destruction and Irish asylum claim.
- 6 August 2023: Prolonged knife attack at Bray Manor.
- 3 May 2024: Two-year sentence, final six months suspended.
- After release: Court condition required departure within six months and no return for five years.
- 25 July 2026: No public confirmation of departure or removal located.
Cost benchmark
Eighteen months at the Irish Prison Service’s 2024 staffed-space average represent a gross benchmark of €148,608. A simple ordinary-remission illustration is €111,456.
Questions the State should answer
- What became of the asylum application?
- Was the passport destruction investigated as a separate offence?
- When was he released and when did the departure clock expire?
- Did he leave voluntarily, receive a deportation order or remain in Ireland?
- Which agency monitors compliance with a criminal-court departure condition?