Ireland Man convicted of assaulting and raping former partner appeals conviction
A 53-year-old man was convicted of assaulting and raping his former partner, a woman, with offences committed in Dublin between 15 August and 5 September 2016. He pleaded guilty to more than 30 counts of assault causing harm, and after a trial in November 2021 a jury convicted him of 15 further counts. In December 2022 Mr Justice Michael McGrath at the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to 12 years with six months suspended. On 5 May 2026 the appeal opened at the Four Courts, where the defence argued the jury should have been discharged over prosecution comments, and the three-judge court reserved judgment to be delivered the following Monday.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court5 May
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 53-year-old man is appealing his conviction for assaulting and raping his former partner, a woman.
- Where
- The assault offences took place in Dublin.
- When
- The assault offences took place between 15 August and 5 September 2016.
- The trial took place in November 2021.
- Cause
- The man became jealous after seeing photos of the woman on a work night out with male colleagues and began calling her a slut and a whore.
- Weapon
- The assaults included smashing the woman's head off a whiteboard, kicking her, putting her head down a toilet, dragging her by the hair, and hitting her with an iPad.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty to more than 30 counts of assault causing harm.
- A jury convicted him of 15 further counts of assault causing harm, to which he had pleaded not guilty.
- Sentence
- In December 2022 Mr Justice Michael McGrath at the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to 12 years with six months suspended.
- In court
- The appeal is being heard at the Four Courts by a three-judge court of Mr Justice John Edwards, Ms Justice Tara Burns and Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy.
- The defence argues the jury should have been discharged after a prosecution barrister described the victim's account as credible, and that prosecution counsel's personal opinions and interruptions created unfairness.
- The State's team responded that the prosecution comments were decontextualised.
- The three-judge court reserved judgment, to be delivered the following Monday.
- Other details
- The case was described as an extreme case of domestic violence.
8 statements extracted from the articles
- whenThe assault offences took place in Dublin between 15 August and 5 September 2016. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe trial took place in November 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe defendant became jealous after seeing photos of the woman on a work night out with male colleagues and began calling her a slut and a whore. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to more than 30 counts of assault causing harm. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeA jury convicted him of 15 more counts of assault causing harm to which he had pleaded not guilty. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe appeal is being heard by a three-judge court of Mr Justice John Edwards, Ms Justice Tara Burns, and Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy at the Four Courts. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe three-judge court reserved judgment to be delivered the following Monday. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceIn December 2022, Mr Justice Michael McGrath at the Central Criminal Court sentenced the man to 12 years with six months suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 May2026Man who urinated, raped and put former partner's head down toilet begins appeal
Reports the appeal hearing in which the defendant's counsel argued prosecution counsel's personal opinions and interruptions created unfairness; the State's team responded that the comments were decontextualised; the three-judge court reserved judgment to be delivered the following Monday.
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