Ireland Named in reporting
David Reynolds
Born between October 1980 and May 1981, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 21 May 2026 to 2 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between October 1980 and May 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Coercive control
- Where
- Co. Westmeath
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 21 May 2026 to 2 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, gript.ie, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Former garda spared jail for coercive control of wife in Westmeath Coercive control · Co. Westmeath
David Reynolds, 45, a former garda from Mullingar, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty in May 2026 to coercively controlling his wife Ashley Masterson over a three-year period from January 2019 to July 2022. The behaviour included installing a tracker on her phone, recording 13 hours of conversations, controlling finances, and ordering her to stay at home or locking her inside. Reynolds was dismissed from An Garda Síochána in August 2026 after being suspended without pay since his guilty plea. On 2 October 2026, Judge Keenan Johnson at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to 18 months suspended for eight years, ordered €10,000 compensation, 18 months probation supervision, and anger management counselling.
Sentenced, 2 Oct 2026Convicted · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming David Reynolds, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Oct2026Sacked garda spared jail for control and coercion of wife over three yearsconvicted, David Reynolds, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Reynolds
- 2 Oct2026Sacked garda spared jail for controlling and coercion of wife - Griptconvicted, David Reynolds, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Reynolds
- 2 Oct2026Former garda spared jail over coercive control of wifeconvicted, David Reynolds, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Reynolds
- 31 Aug2026Garda 'who treated wife like property' is sackedconvicted, David Reynolds, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Reynolds
- 21 May2026Garda taped conversations with wife, put tracker on her phone and told her to stay at homeconvicted, David Reynolds, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Reynolds
- 21 May2026Garda treated his wife like his property, court hearsconvicted, David Reynolds, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Reynolds
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