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Case No. 31025Other (barring order; domestic violence) · Co. Kildare · 9 Feb 2022

Afghan woman granted barring order against husband at Naas District Court

A 22-year-old Afghan woman was granted a barring order against her husband at Naas District Court on 9 February 2022 after telling the court he beats her daily. Judge Desmond Zaidan commended her for initiating the action, appointed a solicitor to assist her, and directed the order be delivered by a garda with a Dari or Persian translator.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court18 Feb
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman is 22 years old and gave evidence in broken English (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe woman married at 15 and had a child at 16 (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe husband sometimes beats the woman with a slap or a fist (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe beating has been ongoing for a long time, including when they lived in Afghanistan (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe husband tells the woman to shut up when she asks why he is angry, and this happens daily (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe woman has no other family members in Ireland (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe marriage was an arranged one (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe woman arrived in Ireland five months before the hearing, after the US left Afghanistan and the Taliban took over (kildarenow.com)
  • courtA woman from Afghanistan was granted a barring order against her husband at Naas District Court on 9 February 2022 (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe woman sought a protection order but the judge granted a barring order prohibiting the man from entering the home (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge directed the order be delivered by a garda accompanied by a translator fluent in Dari or Persian (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge appointed a solicitor to assist the woman (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe Refugee Council will liaise with the husband regarding the barring order (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge urged the woman to go to school, saying education will allow her to fend for herself (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Feb2022
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    TRAUMA: How a young Afghan woman who gave birth at 16 got the protection of a Kildare court.

    Reports the granting of a barring order to a 22-year-old Afghan woman against her husband at Naas District Court, including the judge's comments, the appointment of a solicitor, and the direction for delivery by a garda with a translator.

    victim, 22, female, Afghan, non-irishsuspect, male