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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17887Domestic abuse

Former garda jailed over abuse of wife and step-sons

A former garda subjected his wife and step-sons to 'horror after horror', according to a report published on 15 March 2024. The sources do not give his name, age or nationality, nor the location, court or dates of the offences. The latest reported development is that the former garda has been jailed.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced15 Mar
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A former garda subjected his wife and step-sons to 'horror after horror'.
  • The victims were the former garda's wife and step-sons.
  • The offence is recorded as domestic abuse.
Other details
  • No name, age or nationality is given for the former garda.
  • The length of the sentence and the court are not given.
  • The county and incident date are not recorded.
  • The article body contains no case details beyond the headline.
When
The report was published on 15 March 2024.
Sentence
The former garda has been jailed.
2 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe former garda subjected his wife and step-sons to 'horror after horror'. (extra.ie)
  • sentenceA former garda has been jailed. (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Mar2024
    Sentencedextra.ie, first report
    Former garda who subjected wife and step-sons to 'horror after horror' jailed

    Only the headline is usable. The article body is unrendered website template code with no case details, so the sentence, court, dates and location are not given.

    convicted