Ireland Donegal man jailed for assaulting his mother
Gardaí received a report of an assault at 8.48pm on 18 January 2025 in Donegal, in which a woman said her son, a man in his 40s, had hit her on the cheek and thrown her around the room. The man was arrested and denied the charges in two interviews, and he was held in Castlerea Prison from January. He appeared before Letterkenny District Court, where he was convicted and sentenced to nine months in prison, backdated to when he entered custody. The latest development, reported on 4 April 2025, is that the judge told him he cannot return to his mother's address on release.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced3 Apr
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man from Donegal was jailed following an assault on his elderly mother.
- The woman said her son hit her on the cheek and threw her around the room.
- Where
- The incident took place at a residence in County Donegal.
- When
- Gardaí received a report of the assault at 8.48pm on 18 January 2025.
- Cause
- An argument developed over a bottle of vodka in a chaotic household.
- Weapon
- No weapon is mentioned in the sources.
- Other details
- The injured woman had a cut to her cheek and blood around her face, as described by a garda witness.
- The man had been in custody in Castlerea Prison since January 2025.
- Investigation
- The man was arrested and denied the charges in two interviews.
- In court
- The man appeared before Letterkenny District Court.
- The judge told the man he cannot return to his mother's address on release from prison.
- Sentence
- The man was convicted and sentenced to nine months in prison, backdated to when he entered custody in January 2025.
10 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA Donegal man was jailed following a serious assault on his elderly mother. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe mother said her son hit her on the cheek and threw her around the room. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe woman had a cut to her cheek and blood around her face. (donegallive.ie)
- whenGardaí received a report of the assault at 8.48pm on 18 January. (donegallive.ie)
- causeAn argument developed over a bottle of vodka in a chaotic household. (donegallive.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested and denied the charges in two interviews. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe man appeared before Letterkenny District Court. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe judge told the man he cannot go back to his mother's address on release from prison. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceThe man was convicted and sentenced to nine months in prison, backdated to when he entered custody in January. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe man had been in custody in Castlerea Prison since January. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Apr2025Donegal man jailed for assaulting his mother
Reports the sentencing of a man for assaulting his mother on 18 January 2025 at Letterkenny District Court. No matching existing case; the article adds the sentence, the backdating and the no-return condition.
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