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Case No. 14016Coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill, harassment, perverting the course of justice · Co. Limerick

Limerick man jailed for beating and coercive control of ex-partner

Levi McCarthy, a 33-year-old man originally from Limerick with an address in Dublin 1, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, perverting the course of justice and robbery of his former partner Victoria Keogh, with offences dated between July 2021 and July 2023. McCarthy was remanded in custody in August 2023 but was released in error, and he later turned up at Heuston Station, where he knew Keogh would be getting a train to her family home, while in breach of a barring order. He was also charged with intimidating Keogh as a witness, and the judge set a headline global sentence of nine years, reduced to six and a half years in total, with a 15-year no-contact order for Keogh and her family. The latest development, reported on 8 April 2025, is that McCarthy was jailed for six and a half years.

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  4. In courtnot reported
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  6. Sentenced8 Apr
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The assaults on Victoria Keogh involved headbutting, kicking, punching her in the face and choking her.
  • McCarthy threatened to knife Keogh and to put a bullet in the back of her head.
  • McCarthy wrote letters to Keogh and her parents while on remand in Cloverhill Prison.
Where
McCarthy turned up at Heuston Station, where he knew Keogh would be getting a train to her family home.
When
The offences against Keogh took place between July 2021 and July 2023, and the coercive control charge relates to August 2021 to August 2023.
Charges
  • McCarthy pleaded guilty to coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, perverting the course of justice and robbery.
  • He was in breach of a barring order when he approached Keogh at the station.
  • He was also charged with intimidating Keogh as she was a witness in the investigation against him.
In court
McCarthy pleaded guilty to multiple counts at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline global sentence of nine years, imposing four years for coercive control and a consecutive two and a half years for one assault charge.
  • McCarthy was jailed for six and a half years in total, and the judge ordered no contact with Keogh or her family for 15 years.
Other details
  • McCarthy was remanded in custody in August 2023 but was released in error.
  • McCarthy has 60 previous convictions, including a burglary of Keogh's parents' home, and was serving a prison sentence for that burglary and due for release in July.
  • The judge said McCarthy had a difficult start in life and was addicted to alcohol, and his counsel said he expresses remorse.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe assaults on Victoria Keogh involved headbutting, kicking, punching to the face and choking her. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereMcCarthy turned up at Heuston Station, where he knew Victoria Keogh would be getting a train to her family home. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe offences against Victoria Keogh took place between July 2021 and July 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeMcCarthy pleaded guilty to coercive control, assault causing harm, threats to kill or cause serious harm, perverting the course of justice and robbery. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeMcCarthy was in breach of a barring order when he approached Victoria Keogh at the station. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeMcCarthy was also charged with intimidating Victoria Keogh as she was a witness in the investigation against him. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtLevi McCarthy pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to multiple counts. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceLevi McCarthy was jailed for six and a half years. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline global sentence of nine years, imposing four years for coercive control and a consecutive two and a half years for one assault charge. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered no contact with Victoria Keogh or her family for 15 years. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy threatened to knife Victoria Keogh. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy threatened to put a bullet in the back of Victoria Keogh's head. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy wrote letters to Victoria Keogh and her parents while on remand in Cloverhill Prison. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy was released in error after being remanded in custody in August 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe coercive control charge relates to August 2021 to August 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy has 60 previous convictions, including a burglary of Victoria Keogh's parents' home. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe judge said McCarthy had a difficult start in life and was addicted to alcohol. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy's counsel said he expresses remorse. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMcCarthy was serving a prison sentence for the burglary of the Keogh home and was due for release in July. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Apr2025
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    'Die b****': Limerick man jailed for beating and coercive control of ex-partner

    Court sentencing report: global sentence of nine years headline, reduced to six and a half years in total; no-contact order for 15 years; details of threats, assaults and breach of barring order.

    convicted, Levi McCarthy, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Levi McCarthyvictim, Victoria Keogh, female, irish (judged from name)Victoria Keogh