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Case No. 5986Assault; criminal damage; endangerment; trespass · Co. Dublin · 5 Jan 2021

Dublin man jailed for assaulting former partner at her home

On 5 January 2021 a 36-year-old man assaulted his former partner at her home in Dublin, punched the visor and windshield of her car, grabbed the steering wheel while she was driving, and later jumped over the back wall of the house. Paramedics alerted gardaí after seeing the stationary car, and the man fled before being arrested at a café after gardaí arranged a meeting with the victim. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage, endangerment, assault and trespass. In April 2024 Judge James O'Donohue imposed 18 months on the endangerment count, to run consecutively to his existing sentence.

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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced30 Apr
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A man was jailed for assaulting his former partner during an outburst at her home.
  • The man punched the visor and windshield of the car, causing €1,676 of damage.
  • While the woman was driving, the man grabbed the steering wheel, pulling the car across several lanes.
  • The man grabbed the woman by the side of the face and pushed her to the ground.
  • Later that night the man jumped over the back wall of the house and pulled the door open.
When
The offences took place on 5 January 2021.
Where
The offences took place in County Dublin, at the woman's home and involving her car.
Investigation
  • Paramedics called gardaí after seeing the stationary car, and the man fled.
  • Gardaí arrested the man at a café after arranging a meeting with the victim.
Charges
The man was charged with criminal damage, endangerment, assault and trespass.
In court
The man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage, endangerment, assault and trespass.
Sentence
Judge James O'Donohue imposed 18 months on the endangerment count, to run consecutively to the sentence the man is serving, with credit for six months already served; the remaining charges were taken into consideration.
Other details
  • The man has 79 previous convictions, including assault causing harm and two counts of criminal damage for which he received three years with six months suspended, and he was on bail for those offences when these offences took place.
  • The judge described the assault as a very bad assault that had a considerable effect on the victim, noting as aggravating factors that the man was on bail and in an intimate relationship with the victim, and as mitigation his expressions of remorse.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was jailed for assaulting his former partner during an outburst at her home. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatIn the car, the man punched the visor and windshield, causing €1,676 of damage. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man grabbed the steering wheel while the woman was driving, pulling the vehicle across several lanes. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man grabbed the woman by the side of the face and pushed her to the ground. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatLater that night the man jumped over the back wall of the house and pulled the door open. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences were committed on January 5th, 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationParamedics called gardaí after seeing the stationary car, and the man fled. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí arrested the man at a cafe after arranging a meeting with the victim. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage, endangerment, assault and trespass counts. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed 18 months on the endangerment count, to run consecutively to the sentence the man is serving. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man received credit for six months already served on this case. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe remaining charges were taken into consideration. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man has 79 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had previous convictions for assault causing harm and two counts of criminal damage, for which he got three years with six months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe was on bail for the earlier offences when these offences took place. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge described the assault as a very bad assault that had a considerable effect on the victim. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge noted aggravating factors including that the man was on bail and in an intimate relationship with the victim. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMitigation included the man’s expressions of remorse. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim said the house stopped feeling like home and that it had become a danger zone. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Apr2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    ‘Our safe space became a danger zone’: Man jailed for assaulting former partner during frenzied outburst

    Sentencing report on a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court case. No existing case in the list matches this offence or these parties.

    convicted, 36, malevictim, female