Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2955Rape, assault, threatening to kill or cause serious harm · Co. Wexford

Nigerian man jailed for 13 years for repeated rape and beating of wife causing miscarriage

A 41-year-old Nigerian man was sentenced to 13 years at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin after being found guilty of eight counts of rape, four counts of assault and two counts of threatening to kill or cause serious harm for a six-year campaign of abuse against his wife, which included a miscarriage caused by beatings and blackmail over a child's birth certificate.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced12 Nov
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was found guilty of eight counts of rape, four counts of assault and two counts of threatening to kill or cause serious harm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe abuse occurred over the course of a six-year marriage and included repeated rapes and humiliation. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man repeatedly struck his wife with a buggy in front of her children. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man threw a pot of boiling rice at his wife and raped her after she returned from the doctor. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatOne of the beatings caused the woman to lose her second child. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatIn the summer of 2022, the man raped his wife and applied chili powder to her genitals. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman obtained a barring order after going to a solicitor and the Gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim came to live with her sister in Ireland as a child. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe couple were married in a traditional marriage in Nigeria in absentia. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe sentencing took place at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin before Mr Justice David Keane. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe man received 13 years for the rape offences, concurrent four years for the assaults, and four years for the threats to kill. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was ordered to undergo post-release supervision for two years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA probation report placed the man at high risk of re-offending. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAll parties involved were from the same area of Nigeria. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man had been living in a number of countries before coming to Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man continues to deny his offending and does not accept the jury's verdicts. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Nov2024
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man whose repeated rape & beating of wife led to miscarriage jailed for 13 years

    Sentencing details: 13 years for rape, concurrent four years for assaults, four years for threats to kill, plus two years post-release supervision. The man continues to deny his offending.

    convicted, 41, male, Nigerian, non-irishvictim, 28, female, Nigerian, non-irishvictim, female, Nigerian, non-irish