Ireland Man jailed for three years for assault on partner in Dublin
A 35-year-old Dublin man assaulted his then fiancée on 2 February 2019 at a Dublin hotel where the couple were living in emergency accommodation, punching her repeatedly and choking her until she lost consciousness in front of her three young children. The woman went to hospital and gardaí the next day. On 5 July 2020 he was involved in criminal damage to the back door handles of her home while trying to gain entry. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage, and on 12 November 2024 Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin sentenced him to three years, with the final two years suspended on conditions including a violent offender course in custody.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced12 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 35-year-old Dublin man assaulted his then fiancée, a woman, by punching her repeatedly and choking her until she lost consciousness.
- Where
- The assault took place at a Dublin hotel where the couple were living in emergency accommodation.
- When
- The assault took place on 2 February 2019.
- On 5 July 2020 the man was involved in criminal damage to the back door handles of the woman's home while trying to gain entry.
- Other details
- The assault happened in front of the woman's three small children.
- The man has 42 previous convictions.
- In mitigation, the judge took into account the man's guilty pleas and that he now appears to be drug and alcohol free.
- Investigation
- The woman went to hospital and gardaí the next day, and did not know how long she had been unconscious.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm to the woman.
- The man pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage to the back door handles of the woman's home on 5 July 2020.
- In court
- The sentence was handed down by Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin on 12 November 2024.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed consecutive sentences of three years and two years, one for each offence.
- The man was jailed for three years, with the final two years suspended on conditions including that he complete a violent offender course while in custody.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe assault happened in front of the woman's three small children. (rte.ie)
- whatThe man punched the woman repeatedly. (rte.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at a Dublin hotel where the couple were living in emergency accommodation. (rte.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on 2 February 2019. (rte.ie)
- whenThe criminal damage happened on 5 July 2020 when the man was trying to get into the woman's home. (rte.ie)
- causeThe man choked the woman until she lost consciousness. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe woman went to hospital and gardaí the next day. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm to the woman. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage to the back door handles of the woman's home on 5 July 2020. (rte.ie)
- courtThe sentence was handed down by Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe man was jailed for three years. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge handed down consecutive sentences of three and two years for each offence. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge suspended the final two years on a number of conditions, including that the man engage in a violent offender course while in custody. (rte.ie)
- otherThe man has 42 previous convictions. (rte.ie)
- otherIn mitigation, the judge took into account the man's guilty pleas and that he now appears to be drug and alcohol free. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Nov2024Man, 35, jailed for three years for assault on partner
Reports the sentencing: three years in custody with the final two years suspended on conditions, and the judge's comments on the impact on the woman, the accused's 42 previous convictions, and his mitigation.
convicted, 35, malevictim, female