Case No. 3145Assault causing harm, criminal damage · Co. Dublin · 19 Jun 2025
Ukrainian man jailed for 5½ years for assaulting ex-partner outside her workplace in Dublin
Mykola Kaznacheiev, a 56-year-old Ukrainian man of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 5½ years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assaulting his former partner outside her workplace in Dublin on 19 June 2025, after pleading guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced6 May
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Key facts
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- whatThe accused is a 56-year-old Ukrainian man (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused received prison sentences totalling 21 years in Ukraine (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused has two previous convictions in Ukraine, a seven-year sentence in 1998 and a 14-year sentence in 2008 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim sustained concussion, bruises and a broken rib (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim suffered ongoing fear, anxiety and distress (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim met the accused on a dating app in November 2023 and they were in a relationship until April 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused kicked the victim in the groin without warning (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused threw the victim to the ground and kicked her at least four times (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused forced a set of keys from the victim's hand, injuring her finger (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused came to Ireland from the Donetsk region in 2022 after his home was destroyed during the war (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused is of no fixed abode (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused had been in employment in factories and as a mechanic for heavy machinery (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused is on anti-depressive medication (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused had previously had therapy and said he was having a psychotic episode (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused had been living in state run accommodation but had to leave and became homeless (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on 19 June 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe accused has been in custody since June 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Elma Sheahan (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Elma Sheahan. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of seven years and imposed a prison term of five and a half years (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe accused was ordered to have no contact with the injured party for ten years (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when the accused went into custody (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of seven years and imposed a prison term of 5½ years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was ordered to have no contact with the injured party for 10 years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when he went into custody. (irishtimes.com)
- otherKaznacheiev received prison sentences totalling 21 years in Ukraine. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had two previous convictions in Ukraine, receiving a seven-year sentence in 1998 and a 14-year sentence in 2008. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has been in custody since June 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman sustained concussion, bruises, a broken rib, and was subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman met Kaznacheiev on a dating app in November 2023 and they were in a relationship until April 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- otherAfter the relationship ended, the woman was assisting him financially. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe threatened to break her legs and cut her head off. (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe was thrown to the ground and kicked at least four times. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe forced a set of keys from her hand, injuring her finger. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe came to Ireland from the Donetsk region in 2022 after his home was destroyed during the war. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had been in employment in factories and as a mechanic for heavy machinery. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe had been living in State-run accommodation but had to leave and became homeless. (irishtimes.com)
- otherDefence counsel urged the court to consider suspending part of the sentence on condition of deportation to Ukraine. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 May2026Man with ‘significant history of violence’ who assaulted ex outside workplace jailed
Sentencing report: Kaznacheiev received a headline sentence of seven years, reduced to 5½ years, with a 10-year no-contact order. The court heard details of his prior Ukrainian convictions, the circumstances of the assault, and his homelessness and arrival from the Donetsk region in 2022.
convicted, Mykola Kaznacheiev, 56, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Mykola Kaznacheievvictim, female - 6 May2026Ukrainian man who assaulted ex asks to fight Russians instead of jail
Reports the sentencing of Kaznacheiev, including details of the assault, his two previous Ukrainian convictions totalling 21 years, the victim's injuries, and the judge's reasoning for the five-and-a-half-year term.
victim, femaleconvicted, Mykola Kaznacheiev, 56, male, Ukrainian, named, non-irishMykola Kaznacheiev