Case No. 1040Assault causing harm, criminal damage · Co. Dublin · 12 Aug 2025
Man remanded in custody after assaulting ex-partner with meat cleaver while wearing bunny mask in Dublin
Jamie French, 31, is accused of assaulting his ex-partner, a woman in her 20s, while wearing a Halloween-style bunny mask and wielding a meat cleaver at her home in Dublin on 12 August 2025. He allegedly entered the sitting room, damaged her mobile phone with the cleaver, pulled her by her hair to the floor, made strike actions toward the back of her neck four or five times without connecting, pinched her face, kicked her repeatedly, and smashed a cooker and window before leaving. The woman made a formal complaint to Gardaí on 4 September 2025, and French was charged with assault causing harm and criminal damage. He appeared before Judge David McHugh at Dublin District Court on 8 September 2025, was denied bail, and remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday, where he has not yet entered a plea.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court8 Sep
2 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jamie French, 31, is accused of assaulting his ex-partner, a woman in her 20s, while wearing a Halloween-style bunny mask and wielding a meat cleaver.
- He allegedly entered the home, damaged her mobile phone with the cleaver, pulled her by her hair to the floor, made strike actions toward the back of her neck four or five times without connecting, pinched her face, kicked her repeatedly, and smashed a cooker and window.
- The woman suffered a black eye and bruising to her legs.
- Where
- The incident took place at the woman's home in Dublin; French is of Nangor Mills, Clondalkin.
- When
- The alleged attack took place on 12 August 2025, and the woman made a formal complaint to Gardaí on 4 September 2025.
- Weapon
- A meat cleaver and a Halloween-style bunny mask were used; both were recovered and pictures attached to court documents.
- Charges
- French was charged with assault causing harm and criminal damage to the woman's home.
- In court
- French appeared before Judge David McHugh at Dublin District Court on 8 September 2025, where Garda Brian Law objected to bail and the judge ruled the State had established the necessity to refuse bail.
- French was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday and has not yet entered a plea.
- Other details
- French is a father of two, and his phone showed searches about getting a ferry from Belfast to Liverpool made before the alleged attack.
32 statements extracted from the articles
- whatJamie French, 31, was charged with assault causing harm and criminal damage to the woman's home (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe entered the home, went to the sitting room, and used the cleaver to damage her mobile phone (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe was described as foaming in the mouth in a rage (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe pinched her in the face and kicked her repeatedly as she lay on the floor (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe smashed a cooker and damaged a window before leaving the property (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman suffered a black eye and bruising to her legs (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe mask and cleaver were recovered and pictures attached to court documents (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused allegedly wore a Halloween-style bunny mask during the attack. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused entered the home, went to the sitting room, and used the cleaver to damage her mobile phone. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused pulled the woman by her hair to the floor and pinned her down. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused allegedly shouted at the woman that he was going to kill her. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused made strike actions with the meat cleaver toward the back of her neck without connecting, four or five times. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused was described as foaming in the mouth in a rage. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused pinched the woman in the face and kicked her repeatedly as she lay on the floor. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused smashed a cooker and damaged a window before leaving the property. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereFrench is of Nangor Mills, Clondalkin (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at the woman's home in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe alleged attack took place on 12 August 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe woman made a formal complaint on 4 September 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alleged incident took place on 12 August 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe woman made a formal complaint to Gardaí on 4 September 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe mask and cleaver had been recovered and pictures were attached to court documents. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with assault causing harm and criminal damage to the woman's home. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtHe was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe has not yet entered a plea (irishmirror.ie)
- courtGarda Brian Law objected to bail citing the seriousness of the case (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge ruled the State had established the necessity to refuse bail (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJamie French, 31, appeared before Judge David McHugh at Dublin District Court. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtFrench was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtFrench has not yet entered a plea and remained silent throughout his court hearing. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherFrench's phone showed searches about getting a ferry from Belfast to Liverpool, but this was before the alleged attack. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherFrench is a father of two. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Sep2025Man accused of assaulting ex while wearing bunny mask and wielding meat cleaver
First report of the case: French appeared at Dublin District Court, was remanded in custody, and is to appear at Cloverhill District Court. The article provides detailed evidence from Garda Brian Law describing the alleged attack.
victim, 20s, femaleaccused, Jamie French, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jamie French - 8 Sep2025Man accused of assaulting ex-partner while wearing bunny mask in cleaver attack
First report of the case. French appeared at Dublin District Court, was denied bail, and remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court. He has not yet entered a plea.
suspect, Jamie French, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jamie Frenchvictim, 20s, female