Ireland Case No. 9225Rape · Co. Dublin · 4 Jan 2025
Man jailed for over nine years for raping woman in Dublin
Tasas Ruzas, a 42-year-old man reported to be from Lithuania, raped and assaulted a woman in Dublin on the night of 4 January 2025, after they had spent the day drinking and taking drugs together. The woman rang 999 in the early hours of 5 January 2025. Following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in May, a jury convicted Ruzas of rape, anal rape and making a threat to kill or cause serious harm. On 4 June 2026 he was jailed for nine and a half years, with the final six months suspended.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced4 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Tasas Ruzas raped and assaulted the woman at the end of a day of drinking and taking drugs together.
- Ruzas threatened to cut the woman's face off and eat her.
- The woman suffered fractures to her left eye.
- Where
- The offences took place at a place in Dublin.
- When
- The offences took place on the night of 4 January 2025.
- Cause
- Alcohol and drugs played a considerable part in Ruzas's offending, according to his defence.
- Investigation
- The woman rang 999 in the early hours of 5 January 2025 to say she had been assaulted and raped.
- Other details
- Ruzas is 42 years old and, according to reports, is from Lithuania.
- Ruzas has 33 previous convictions in Ireland.
- Charges
- A jury convicted Ruzas of rape, anal rape and making a threat to kill or cause serious harm.
- In court
- Ruzas pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman causing her harm but denied the other offences at a Central Criminal Court trial in May.
- Sentence
- Ruzas was jailed for nine and a half years, with a headline sentence of 10 years for the rape offences.
- The final six months of the sentence were suspended on conditions including engagement with the Probation Service after release.
- Ruzas was given four years of post-release supervision and ordered to keep the peace and have no contact with the victim.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTasas Ruzas raped and assaulted the woman at the end of a day of drinking and taking drugs together. (rte.ie)
- whatRuzas threatened to cut the woman's face off and eat her. (rte.ie)
- whatThe woman suffered fractures to her left eye. (rte.ie)
- whereThe offences took place at a place in Dublin. (rte.ie)
- whenThe offences took place on the night of 4 January 2025. (rte.ie)
- causeAlcohol and drugs played a considerable part in Ruzas's offending, according to his defence. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe woman rang 999 in the early hours of 5 January 2025 to say she had been assaulted and raped. (rte.ie)
- chargeA jury convicted Ruzas of rape, anal rape and making a threat to kill or cause serious harm. (rte.ie)
- courtRuzas had pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman causing her harm but denied the other offences. (rte.ie)
- sentenceRuzas was jailed for nine and a half years. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 10 years for the rape offences. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe final six months of the sentence were suspended on conditions including engagement with the Probation Service after release. (rte.ie)
- sentenceRuzas was given four years of post-release supervision and ordered to keep the peace and have no contact with the victim. (rte.ie)
- otherRuzas has 33 previous convictions in Ireland. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Jun2026Man who raped woman day after they met is jailed
Reports the sentencing of Tasas Ruzas, including the 10-year headline sentence, the suspended final six months, post-release supervision, the victim impact statement and his previous convictions.
convicted, Tasas Ruzas, 42, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Tasas Ruzasvictim, female