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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17960Assault · Co. Kildare

Man accused of assaulting partner in Naas District Court case

A man was allegedly aggressive towards his partner, a woman, shouting at her and striking one of her arms twice on a date in 2023 in County Kildare, leaving some bruising. At an in-camera hearing at Naas District Court on 7 March 2024 before Judge Desmond Zaidan, the DPP indicated summary disposal, and the judge refused jurisdiction and adjourned the matter to allow the DPP to approve that decision. The defence said the accused strongly denies assaulting his partner and that there was a misunderstanding. The latest development is that the judge remanded the accused in custody, with the possibility of bail, as gardaí had no objection to bail but he had difficulty finding an address to reside at.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court10 Mar
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man is accused of being aggressive towards his partner and shouting at her.
  • He is alleged to have struck his partner on one of her arms twice, leaving some bruising.
Where
The incident took place in County Kildare.
When
The incident happened on a date in 2023; the exact date was not given.
Investigation
A photograph of the alleged bruises was shown to the judge.
Charges
The accused is facing a charge of assault against his partner.
In court
  • The accused appeared before Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court on 7 March 2024 in an in-camera session.
  • The DPP indicated that the case should be dealt with by summary disposal.
  • The judge refused jurisdiction over the case and adjourned the matter to allow the DPP to approve that decision.
  • Gardaí had no objection to bail, but the accused had difficulty finding an address to reside at as a bail condition.
  • The judge remanded the accused in custody, with the possibility of bail.
  • The judge mentioned an interim barring order application hearing that the partner did not attend.
Other details
  • The defence solicitor said the accused strongly denies assaulting his partner.
  • The accused said there was a misunderstanding on the day in question.
  • The accused also faces an unrelated charge, which the sources say was not disclosed to the court.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was allegedly aggressive towards his partner and was shouting at her. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatHe allegedly struck his partner on one of her arms twice, which left some bruising. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe incident took place in County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe incident happened on a date in the year before the article, and the exact date is not given. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe accused appeared before Judge Desmond Zaidan on 7 March 2024 in an in-camera session. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe DPP indicated that the case should be dealt with by summary disposal. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtGardaí had no objection to bail, but the accused had difficulty finding an address to reside at as a bail condition. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge refused jurisdiction over the case and adjourned the matter to allow the DPP to approve that decision. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge remanded the accused in custody, with the possibility of bail. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherA photograph of the alleged bruises was shown to the judge. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe defence solicitor said the accused strongly denies assaulting his partner. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe accused said there was a misunderstanding on the day in question. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge mentioned an interim barring order application hearing that the partner did not attend. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe accused also faces an unrelated charge that was not disclosed to the court. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Mar2024
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Man in alleged domestic violence case tells Kildare court there ‘was a misunderstanding’

    Court report on the Naas District Court hearing of 7 March 2024. The article gives the accused's account, the bail position, the refusal of jurisdiction, the adjournment and an unrelated charge the accused faces.

    accused, malevictim, female