Ireland Case No. 27581Assault · Co. Dublin · 13 Aug 2020
Man sentenced for assault on partner in Dublin
On 13 August 2020, a 43-year-old Latvian man struck his partner in the face with a bottle and a saucepan at their apartment in Dublin. Danguole Abukeviciute, a woman, went to Bridewell Garda Station with a badly bruised face and said she was too afraid to return home. Ainars Grants was arrested in the apartment that day and later pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. On 21 March 2022, he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison with the final six months suspended on a no-contact condition.
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- Sentenced21 Mar
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man struck his partner in the face with a bottle and a saucepan.
- The victim said her partner had been choking her and told gardaí she was too afraid to return home.
- The victim left the apartment to get credit for the man's phone in an effort to escape.
- Where
- The assault took place at the couple's apartment in Dublin.
- When
- The assault occurred on 13 August 2020.
- Investigation
- The man was arrested in his apartment that day, had to be restrained and handcuffed, and made no admissions in a later interview.
- A doctor was called at the garda station and recommended x-rays but the victim never attended hospital.
- In court
- The man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to three and a half years with the final six months suspended on a no-contact condition.
- Other details
- The man has 40 previous convictions including 24 for public order offences.
- The couple had been in a relationship for five or six years at the time.
- The man completed an anger management programme while on remand.
- The victim had very little English and an interpreter was called in.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man struck his partner in the face with a bottle and a saucepan. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe victim went to Bridewell Garda Station with a badly bruised face. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe victim said her partner had been choking her. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe victim told gardaí she was too afraid to return home. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe victim left the apartment to get credit for the man's phone in an effort to escape. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe man was arrested in his apartment that day and had to be restrained and handcuffed. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at the couple's apartment in Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on 13 August 2020. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationA doctor was called at the garda station and recommended x-rays but the victim never attended hospital. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man has 40 previous convictions including 24 for public order offences. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe couple had been in a relationship for five or six years at the time. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man made no admissions in a later interview with gardaí. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man completed an anger management programme while on remand. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe victim had very little English and an interpreter was called in. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Mar2022Man jailed for striking his partner in the face with a bottle and saucepan
Reports the sentencing of Ainars Grants, who pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner with a bottle and saucepan. He received a three-and-a-half-year term with the final six months suspended on a no-contact condition.
victim, Danguole Abukeviciute, female, non-irish (judged from name)Danguole Abukeviciuteconvicted, Ainars Grants, 43, male, Latvian, named, non-irishAinars Grants