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Case No. 4027Coercive control, assault causing harm · Co. Cork · 14 Mar 2021

Man jailed for nine months over coercive control and assault of partner in Cork

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to nine months in prison at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to coercively controlling his former partner between January 2019 and May 2021 and assaulting her on 14 March 2021 at their shared home in Cork. He was also ordered to pay €10,000 towards her counselling.

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  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced22 Jan
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe couple had a child together. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOn the day they left the maternity hospital, he sent her into a supermarket to buy nappies while she was still bleeding from the birth. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe locked her out of the family home and told her to wait outside for 30 minutes, adding five minutes if she complained. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe gaslit her, claiming she was an alcoholic and a liar with mental health problems. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe would ring her at work and reduce her to tears by verbal abuse on the phone. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOn 14 March 2021, he grabbed her by the hair, dragged her onto the landing, pulled out some of her hair, and punched her in the face, causing bruising and chipping a tooth. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationDet Garda Paul Cogan of the Cork City Division Protective Services Unit gave evidence. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to coercively controlling the woman between 1 January 2019 and 1 May 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on 14 March 2021 at their shared home in Cork. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Cork Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Sinéad Behan. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe was sentenced to 18 months in jail with the final nine months suspended in light of his guilty pleas. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe was ordered to pay €10,000 to his victim so she can avail of counselling. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA psychotherapist and a psychologist assessed him as being at a low risk of re-offending, while a probation report put him at moderate risk. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe wrote a letter of apology and had engaged in therapy. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherDefence counsel Tom Creed SC pleaded for leniency. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Jan2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who tipped dustpan of dirt over partner’s head before she went wedding dress shopping jailed for nine months

    Reports the sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, including detailed evidence of the coercive control and the specific assault, the judge's reasoning, and the sentence imposed.

    victim, femaleconvicted, 51, male