Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11433Domestic violence (assault causing harm, publishing intimate images, criminal damage, threats to kill) · Co. Westmeath

Midlands man pleads guilty to assaults and sharing intimate images of ex-partner

A man in his mid-twenties pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm and publishing intimate images of his ex-girlfriend, and to nine further charges on a second indictment. He has been on remand since last year, and the sentence hearing resumes the following week.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted21 Jan
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man showed no remorse after sharing intimate images of his ex-girlfriend on social media and with her family. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe nine further charges included five incidents of assault causing harm against the same complainant. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe further charges included criminal damage to her phone and threats to kill or cause her serious harm. (gript.ie)
  • whatIn one assault he split her head twice, requiring 16 staples. (gript.ie)
  • whatHe posted intimate images of the woman on her social media accounts and sent them by WhatsApp to her parents, a 13-year-old relative and a grandmother. (gript.ie)
  • whereMost of the assaults were alleged to have happened mainly at his home address. (gript.ie)
  • whereHe stayed for a few days in a hotel room in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, after having to leave home. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe further offences were alleged to have happened in 2022, 2023, 2024 and early 2025. (gript.ie)
  • weaponHe smashed a hair dryer into the woman's head and face during one assault. (gript.ie)
  • weaponHe smashed the top of a wooden coffee table into her face three or four times. (gript.ie)
  • investigationIn interview the accused showed no remorse and no co-operation, according to the detective garda. (gript.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and publishing intimate images of the woman while staying in a hotel in February 2025. (gript.ie)
  • chargeHe entered guilty pleas to nine more charges on a second indictment. (gript.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court. (gript.ie)
  • courtThe accused has no prior convictions. (gript.ie)
  • courtHe has been in custody on remand since last year. (gript.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence hearing resumes the following week. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Jan2026
    Convictedgript.ie, first report
    Midlands man’s zero remorse for assaults; sharing images - Gript

    Reports the guilty pleas entered at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court, the charges and the court evidence about a years-long abusive relationship, with sentencing to resume the following week.

    convicted, mid-twenties, malevictim, female