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Case No. 7533False imprisonment · Co. Clare · 5 Sep 2023

Man charged with false imprisonment of ex-partner at her home in west Clare

A 48-year-old man was charged with falsely imprisoning his ex-partner at her home in west Clare on September 5th. The woman alleged he assaulted her and cable-tied her hands behind her back, and she was freed after about half an hour. Gardaí arrested him after a text from the woman prompted a friend to alert them, and he appeared in the District Court charged with false imprisonment. The judge refused him bail and he is on remand, while a domestic violence protection order was granted at the Family Law Court in Ennis and the case was adjourned to December.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court12 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The woman alleged her ex-partner assaulted her and cable-tied her hands behind her back.
  • The woman said she feared the man would rape or kill her.
  • The man released the woman's hands from the cable ties after about half an hour.
Where
The incident took place at the woman's home in west Clare.
When
The incident took place on September 5th, 2023.
Other details
  • The man is 48 years old and the woman is his ex-partner.
  • The couple's five-year-old child was asleep upstairs during the incident.
Investigation
  • The woman sent a text message to a friend, who notified gardaí.
  • Gardaí arrived at the house a short time later and arrested the man.
Charges
The man appeared in the District Court charged with falsely imprisoning the woman.
In court
  • The judge refused the man's bail application.
  • The man is on remand in prison after gardaí successfully opposed his bail application.
  • At the Family Law Court in Ennis, the judge granted the woman a domestic violence protection order.
  • The case was adjourned to December.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman alleged her ex-partner assaulted her and cable-tied her hands behind her back. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman said she feared the man would rape or kill her. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man released the woman's hands from the cable ties after about half an hour. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe incident took place at the woman's home in west Clare. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe incident took place on September 5th. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe woman sent a text message to a friend, who notified gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí arrived at the house a short time later and arrested the man. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man appeared in the District Court charged with falsely imprisoning the woman. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge refused the man's bail application. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man is on remand in prison after gardaí successfully opposed his bail application. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge granted the protection order and adjourned the case to December. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe couple's five-year-old child was asleep upstairs during the incident. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Sep2023
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Woman feared ex-partner would rape or kill her during ordeal in home, court told

    Reports the District Court charge, the bail refusal and the woman's account at the Family Law Court in Ennis, where a domestic violence protection order was granted and the case adjourned to December.

    victim, femaleaccused, 48, male