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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 7468Assault

Sentencing of juvenile who assaulted former girlfriend adjourned

A 15-year-old boy, listed in the case details as 17, assaulted his former girlfriend, a woman whose age is not given, in a shed about a kilometre outside his home town after becoming jealous of a text message on her phone. She was falsely imprisoned, suffered 32 bruises and abrasions, and fled into a shop in the nearest town after a further altercation. At the Central Criminal Court, reported on 2 October 2023, the boy pleaded guilty to assault, false imprisonment and theft of a phone, and the court heard he has no previous convictions. Sentencing was adjourned for one week, to 9 October.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted2 Oct
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A 15-year-old boy violently assaulted his former girlfriend; the case details list the suspect as 17.
  • The victim was falsely imprisoned and assaulted, and had 32 bruises and abrasions.
Where
The assault took place in a shed about a kilometre outside the boy's home town.
Cause
The boy became jealous after seeing a text message on the victim's phone.
Other details
  • The victim was allowed to leave after agreeing to wear a facemask to cover her bruises, then fled into a shop in the nearest town after a further altercation.
  • The boy has no previous convictions.
  • The boy's family was referred to CAMHS, but the referral never got off the ground because of Covid lockdowns.
  • The victim said she has been under emotional, physical and mental strain since the assault.
Charges
The boy pleaded guilty to assault, false imprisonment and theft of a phone.
In court
The Central Criminal Court heard the plea; defence counsel asked it to consider the boy's age, immaturity and guilty pleas.
Sentence
Sentencing was adjourned for one week, until 9 October.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA 15-year-old boy violently assaulted a former girlfriend. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim had 32 bruises and abrasions. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe events occurred in a shed about a kilometre outside the boy's home town. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeThe accused became jealous of a text he saw on the victim's phone. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe Central Criminal Court heard the victim was falsely imprisoned and assaulted. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe boy pleaded guilty to assault, false imprisonment and theft of a phone. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtDefence counsel asked the court to consider the boy's age, immaturity and guilty pleas. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceSentencing was adjourned for one week until 9 October. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe boy has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim said she has been under emotional, physical and mental strain since the assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe boy's family was referred to CAMHS, but the referral never got off the ground due to Covid. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Oct2023
    Convictedirishtimes.com, first report
    Sentencing of ‘immature’ juvenile who assaulted former girlfriend adjourned

    Reports the Central Criminal Court hearing in which the boy pleaded guilty and sentencing was adjourned to 9 October. Gives the victim impact statement, defence submissions and the boy's background. The article does not state the incident date or county.

    convicted, 17, malevictim, female