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First photo of ‘elegant’ French woman mowed down by drug dealer Shaun Kelly on Dublin Street

Alicia Guilleux, 31, was struck by an SUV in Dublin’s city centre

• , Crime Editor

• Dublin
• Published: 8:00, 17 Mar 2024

THIS is the first picture of the young French woman who died after she was knocked down by drug dealer Shaun Kelly.

Our image shows Alicia Guilleux, 31, and her partner Florian Avril two years before she was struck by Kelly’s SUV in South Great George Street, Dublin, on December 11, 2021.

Mr Avril brought it with him to Dublin Circuit Court for Kelly’s sentence hearing on Monday.

Kelly received a suspended sentence from Judge Martin Nolan for careless driving causing Ms Guilleux’s death. He was also banned from driving for a year.

Mr Avril had been pushed clear of the vehicle but Ms Guilleux was dragged underneath and sustained catastrophic injuries. She lost her fight for life two days later, with her organs donated to help others.

Following the sentence, Mr Avril and Ms Guilleux’s family were left upset and were brought to the Victim’s area.

One court source said: “They only came into Ireland the day before to get justice but they don’t feel they got it.

“They were very upset after the sentencing and they thought he should have got a stronger sentence. It’s clear from the victim impact statement that they are distraught over Ms Guilleux’s loss.

“Kelly was on the wrong side of the road when this happened and they think he should have been sent to prison.”

In a victim impact statement, Mr Avril told how he had “mourned her loss every day” describing the death of Ms Guilleux as the “worst day of his life”.

Her family had described her as an “elegant, bubbly young lady known for her kindness”.

Kelly, 33, from Co Kildare, was brought back before the court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to possession of €3,200 worth of ecstasy, cocaine, Ketamine and TCP for sale and supply.

The drugs were found after Gardai seized his jeep and recovered them hidden inside a magnetic block attached to the engine.

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His court hearing was told he had been in the area to sell drugs.

The Irish Sun on Sunday can also reveal that one of his customers was a professional female.

It is understood he was dealing to professionals working in the city centre and operated on his own.

Gardai later seized her phone and discovered text messages between the pair about the drugs.

A source added: “He was under the radar but still had a lot of customers in the city centre.

He would also have used social media so he could arrange to meet people.”The investigation into the incident was run by Det Garda Fiona Deevy, Det Garda Niamh McCarthy and Det Garda Will McCarthy under the command of Det Insp Katherina Joyce.

Judge Nolan said Kelly’s actions had “tragic consequences”, but said the court would not be justified in sending him to prison.

The senior judge said: “It seems to me he was guilty of human failure on the night — he did not notice the couple crossing the street when he should have.”