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Case No. 4631Assault causing serious harm (stabbing) · Co. Dublin · 6 Mar 2024

Man jailed for nine years over stabbing of woman in Dublin apartment

A 22-year-old man was jailed for nine years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to assault causing serious harm, having stabbed a woman multiple times in the vagina in an apartment in Dublin on March 6, 2024. Judge Pauline Codd described the attack as misogynistic and said it was "difficult to envisage a more depraved attack".

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced10 Nov
    2 reports
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
33 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man stabbed a woman multiple times in the vagina. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman was seen lying on a second-floor balcony, bleeding heavily. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA man stabbed a woman multiple times in the vagina. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe attack happened at an apartment in the city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe injured woman was taken to St James's Hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened at an apartment in Dublin city. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offence took place on March 6, 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe attack happened at about 8pm on 6 March. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeThe judge said the nature of the attack was misogynistic. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponA bloody knife was found at the scene. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man was immediately arrested at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí obtained CCTV footage showing the movements of the four men. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí stopped four males, one of whom was the accused. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe man was aged 21 at the time of the offence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe man had 15 previous convictions and was on bail at the time of the offence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe DPP placed the offence at the higher end of the sentencing scale, within the 10 to 15 year bracket. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe defence said the man entered a timely guilty plea. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtJudge Pauline Codd sentenced the accused on a Monday. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with the final year suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge backdated the sentence for time spent in custody. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for nine years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was sentenced to 10 years, with one year suspended. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe accused was jailed for nine years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMedical evidence said the woman will likely have difficulty giving birth vaginally in future. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe injured woman did not wish to make a victim impact statement. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe judge said it was difficult to envisage a more depraved attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman sustained a 10cm by 2cm wound and other wounds. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused was on bail and aged 21 at the time of the attack. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused has 15 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe injured woman did not want to make a victim impact statement. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused entered a timely guilty plea. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe DPP placed the offence within the sentencing brackets of 10 to 15 years. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Nov2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Man who stabbed woman in ‘misogynistic and depraved attack’ jailed for nine years

    Sentencing report. Adds the sentence, the guilty plea, the court, the knife evidence, the injuries to the woman and the prosecution's sentencing range. No existing case matches this 2024 incident.

    victim, femaleconvicted, 22, male
  2. 10 Nov2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man who stabbed woman in vagina in misogynistic attack jailed for nine years

    Reports the sentencing of the convicted man, the sentence terms, the guilty plea, the victim's injuries as described in medical evidence, and the judge's remarks.

    convicted, 22, malevictim, female