Ruslan Nitsyn jailed for 2½ years for harassing and stalking Co Limerick woman
Ruslan Nitsyn, 47, a Ukrainian national of no fixed abode in Dublin, was sentenced to 2½ years' imprisonment at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to harassing and stalking 32-year-old Gillian McCarthy between October 2023 and January 2024, in breach of an earlier suspended sentence.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Sentenced5 Mar
Key facts
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- chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of harassing Gillian McCarthy between October 20th, 2023 and January 1st, 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe previously received a fully suspended three-month jail sentence at Limerick District Court in July 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceJudge Colin Daly backdated the sentence to January 3rd, 2024, and ordered a five-year communication ban. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNitsyn was arrested in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
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Reports the sentencing of Nitsyn to 2½ years' imprisonment, backdated to January 3, 2024, with a five-year communication ban. Details the pattern of harassment including phone calls, texts, gifts left at the victim's home, and sitting in a black BMW outside her house. Notes this was a second conviction for harassing the same victim, following a fully suspended three-month sentence in July 2023.
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