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Case No. 17664False imprisonment, sexual assault, assault causing harm, threat to kill or causing serious harm · Co. Galway · 1 Aug 2021

Galway man jailed for two years over false imprisonment and sexual assault of girlfriend

A 32-year-old Galway man falsely imprisoned, threatened, attacked and sexually assaulted his girlfriend after a row on 1 August 2021, and the articles do not state where it happened. The woman's age is not given. He was arrested a couple of days later and pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to threat to kill or causing serious harm, assault causing harm, sexual assault and false imprisonment. On 9 April 2024 he was sentenced to two years in prison, with concurrent terms totalling four years and the final two years suspended on condition that he engage with the Probation Service.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced9 Apr
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A Galway man falsely imprisoned, threatened, attacked and sexually assaulted his girlfriend after a row.
  • He held a knife against the woman's throat and told her she would not get out of the room alive.
  • When she tried to leave, he pulled her back and dragged her by the arm and shoulder.
  • He sexually assaulted her after pulling her shorts off.
When
The offences took place on 1 August 2021.
Where
The articles do not state where the incident happened.
Cause
He accused the woman of cheating and an argument broke out.
Weapon
He took a knife from a bedside locker and threatened the woman with it.
Investigation
The woman alerted gardaí and the man was arrested a couple of days later.
Charges
He pleaded guilty to threat to kill or causing serious harm, assault causing harm, sexual assault and false imprisonment.
In court
He pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court at an early stage, which spared the woman the distress of giving evidence at trial.
Sentence
He was jailed for two years, with concurrent terms totalling four years and the final two years suspended on condition that he engage with the Probation Service.
Other details
  • He has one previous conviction for an assault offence.
  • Reports indicate he is at medium risk of re-offending.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man from Galway falsely imprisoned, threatened, attacked and sexually assaulted his girlfriend after a row. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe man held the knife against the woman's throat and told her she would not get out of the room alive. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe woman was pulled back and dragged by the arm and shoulder when she tried to leave. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe man sexually assaulted the woman after pulling her shorts off. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe offences took place on 1 August 2021. (rte.ie)
  • causeThe man accused the woman of cheating and an argument broke out. (rte.ie)
  • weaponThe man took a knife from a bedside locker and threatened the woman with it. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe woman alerted gardaí and the man was arrested a couple of days later. (rte.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to threat to kill or causing serious harm, assault causing harm, sexual assault and false imprisonment. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe man pleaded guilty at an early stage, which spared the woman the distress of giving evidence at trial. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for two years. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed concurrent terms totalling four years. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe final two years of the sentence were suspended on condition that the man engage with the Probation Service. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man has one previous conviction for an assault offence. (rte.ie)
  • otherReports indicate the man is at medium risk of re-offending. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Apr2024
    Sentencedrte.ie, first report
    Man jailed for two years over false imprisonment, assault

    Sentencing report from the Central Criminal Court. The article does not name the man or the woman, and it does not state where the incident happened. It is a different incident from existing case 2653 (Limerick, April 2021).

    convicted, 32, malevictim, female