Case No. 0745Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 3 Mar 2019
Christopher Strickland jailed for 2.5 years for beating girlfriend with stone in Lower Kimmage
Christopher Strickland, a 37-year-old man, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm after witnesses said he beat his girlfriend around the head with a stone and punched and kicked her on Kimmage Road, Lower Kimmage, Dublin, on 3 March 2019. He also pleaded guilty to harassment over a week-long period in September 2025, during which over 300 communications were sent. He was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two and a half years' imprisonment (one source reports one year and eight months) and ordered not to contact the woman for 30 years. The victim has since died from an unrelated illness.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced24 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Witnesses said the attacker punched and kicked the victim in rapid succession around the face and torso and beat her around the head with a stone.
- Where
- The assault occurred on Kimmage Road, Lower Kimmage, Dublin.
- When
- The assault occurred on 3 March 2019.
- Weapon
- A stone was used to beat the victim around the head.
- Investigation
- Gardaí found the woman with blood on her head and lip; an off-duty garda in a taxi followed and identified the attacker, and he was arrested several days later after further communications were discovered.
- Charges
- Strickland pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and to harassment over a week-long period in September 2025, during which over 300 communications were sent.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment (one source reports one year and eight months), with the suspension conditional on keeping the peace and engaging with the Probation Service for 12 months.
- He was ordered not to contact the woman for 30 years except in relation to family law matters.
- Other details
- The man has 38 previous convictions (one source reports 99) including nine for breaching court orders, theft, assault and criminal damage, and was on bail at the time for breaching a court order not to contact the injured party.
- The woman obtained a protection order in September 2024 and later a safety order expiring in 2030.
- The victim has since died from an unrelated illness.
23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arriving at the scene found a woman with blood on her head and lip and swelling on her face. (irishtimes.com)
- whatWitnesses said the attacker punched and kicked the victim in rapid succession around the face and torso. (irishtimes.com)
- whatStrickland had blood on him and told gardaí he was glad he assaulted his girlfriend and that she deserved it. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe assault occurred on Kimmage Road, Lower Kimmage. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe assault occurred on 3 March 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponHe beat his girlfriend around the head with a stone. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí made initial contact after the woman went to the garda station and arrested the man several days later after further communications were discovered (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAn off-duty garda in a taxi followed the attacker and identified him to gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to harassment over a week-long period in September 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMitigatory factors were his plea of guilty and expressions of remorse accepted as genuine. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was ordered not to contact the woman for 30 years except in relation to family law matters (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe suspension is conditional on keeping the peace and engaging with the Probation Service for 12 months after release. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man has 38 previous convictions including nine for breaching court orders, theft, assault and criminal damage (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man was on bail at the time for breaching a court order not to contact the injured party (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman obtained a protection order in September 2024 and later a safety order expiring in 2030 (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOver 300 communications were sent by the man during the harassment period (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman's daughter suffers with anxiety and another child was also very scared as a result (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man has a history of suicidal ideation and was highly distressed at the time of the offending (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man has some work history in construction (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe victim has since died from an unrelated illness. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has a long history of substance abuse but has been clean since going into custody. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe relationship was built around substance abuse, in the victim's case alcohol. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jun2026Dublin man who beat girlfriend and kicked her in face is jailed
Reports the sentencing of Christopher Strickland for the 2019 assault, including details of the attack, his 99 previous convictions, heroin addiction, and the suspended portion of the sentence.
victim, femaleconvicted, Christopher Strickland, 37, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Strickland - 24 Jun2026Man jailed for harassing his ex ordered not to contact her for 30 years
Reports the sentencing of an unnamed 31-year-old Dublin man for harassment, including details of the messages sent, the victim impact statement, and the 30-year no-contact order.
convicted, 31, malevictim, female