Ireland Man jailed for coercive control and assault at Dundalk Circuit Court
Dominic Mallinson, a 38-year-old man with an address in Bradford, England, was involved in a case heard in Louth involving a woman he was in a relationship with. He was arrested in April 2021 and denied the allegations, and was returned to Ireland on a European Arrest Warrant. He pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Court to coercive control between 11 November 2019 and 7 February 2021 and to a separate charge of assault causing harm on 2 August 2020. On 11 June 2026 Judge Dara Hayes sentenced him to concurrent three-year terms, with the final 12 months suspended on a good behaviour bond, with Probation Service supervision for 12 months after release and no contact with the victim or her family.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced11 Jun
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Between November 2019 and February 2021 he coercively controlled the victim, who was his partner.
- In March 2020 he threw a basket of laundry at the victim, which hit her left eye and caused swelling.
- On 2 August 2020 he bit the victim's face and choked her.
- Where
- The case was heard at Dundalk Circuit Court, and he had an address in Bradford, England.
- When
- The coercive control period ran from 11 November 2019 to 7 February 2021, and the assault causing harm took place on 2 August 2020.
- Investigation
- Mallinson was arrested in April 2021 and denied the allegations.
- Other details
- He was returned to Ireland on a European Arrest Warrant.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to coercive control and to a separate charge of assault causing harm.
- In court
- Judge Dara Hayes was told that a former girlfriend had called to warn the victim's mother about his behaviour, after the victim had met him at Drogheda courthouse while accompanying a friend applying for a protection order.
- Sentence
- On 11 June 2026 he was given concurrent three-year sentences, with the final 12 months suspended on a good behaviour bond.
- He must be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months after release.
- He must have no direct or indirect contact with the victim or her family.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatIn March 2020 he fired a basket of laundry at the victim, which hit her left eye and caused swelling. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatOn 2 August 2020 he bit the victim's face and choked her. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe coercive control covered the period from November 2019 to February 2021. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe assault causing harm took place on 2 August 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationMallinson was arrested in April 2021 and denied the allegations. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeDominic Mallinson pleaded guilty to coercive control and a separate charge of assault causing harm. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dundalk Circuit Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceHe received concurrent three-year sentences, with the final 12 months suspended on a good behaviour bond. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceHe must be supervised by the Probation Service for 12 months after release. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceHe must have no direct or indirect contact with the victim or her family. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherHe was returned to Ireland on a European Arrest Warrant. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Jun2026Man jailed at Dundalk Circuit Court for coercive control and assault
Sentencing report. Adds the sentence, the probation and no-contact conditions, the pleas, and details of the offences from the court hearing.
convicted, Dominic Mallinson, 38, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Dominic Mallinsonvictim, female