Ireland Man jailed over 12-year campaign of coercive control against wife
A man has been jailed for one year over a 12-year campaign of coercive control against his wife, a woman, in Dublin. The case includes a 2010 assault involving a hot plate of food that left her with burns, and coercive control between January 2019 and November 2020. He went on trial at the Central Criminal Court earlier in 2025 on counts including rape, coercive control and assault causing harm; the rape count was dropped by a nolle prosequi, and he pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and coercive control. On 3 November 2025 the judge imposed a global sentence of three years, with the final two suspended for three years on strict conditions, and rejected a defence request for a non-custodial sentence.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced3 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man has been jailed for one year over a 12-year campaign of coercive control against his wife.
- In 2010 a hot plate of food was pushed into the wife's face, leaving her with burns; one source says the man pushed her face into the plate, and another says he pushed the plate into her face.
- When
- The coercive control period the man pleaded guilty to runs from January 2019 to November 2020.
- The assault causing harm the man pleaded guilty to occurred in 2010.
- Other details
- The man monitored his wife's spending and eating and threatened suicide if she left him.
- The man has no previous convictions.
- Where
- The case was heard at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
- Investigation
- A probation report places the man at high risk of re-offending.
- In court
- The man went on trial at the Central Criminal Court earlier in 2025 on counts including rape, coercive control and assault causing harm.
- Charges
- A nolle prosequi was entered on the rape charge, so it was dropped.
- The man pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on a date in 2010 and to coercive control on dates between January 2019 and November 2020.
- Sentence
- The defence asked for a non-custodial sentence.
- The judge imposed a global sentence of three years, with the final two years suspended for three years on strict conditions, and said he could not agree to a fully suspended sentence.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man has been jailed for one year over a 12-year campaign of terror against his wife. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenIn 2010 the man pushed a hot plate of food into his wife's face, leaving her with burns. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA probation report places the man at high risk of re-offending. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe rape charge was dropped after a nolle prosequi was entered. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on a date in 2010. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to coercive control on dates between January 2019 and November 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man went on trial at the Central Criminal Court earlier this year on counts including rape, coercive control and assault causing harm. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a global sentence of three years, with the final two years suspended for three years on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe defence asked the court to impose a non-custodial sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said he could not agree with a defence submission to impose a fully suspended sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man monitored his wife's spending and eating and threatened suicide if she left him. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Nov2025Wife of man who subjected her to 12-year 'campaign of terror' speaks out
Sentencing report from the Central Criminal Court. It gives the guilty pleas, the dropped rape charge, the sentence, the probation assessment and the defence's request for a non-custodial sentence.
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