Raymond McGuire is alleged to have whipped his former partner with a television cable and assaulted her after smashing a front-door pane to enter her house
A man who beat his former partner twice in one night and then contacted her 54 times in one day has been given a two-year suspended sentence for harassment and assault.
Garda Keith Brannigan told Karl Moran BL, prosecuting, that McGuire had become aggressive towards the woman in her home previous to July 2018. He called to her home on the night of the attack and asked for his television back. She told him to collect his stuff and leave but he grabbed the television and began whipping her with the cable of it.
Garda Brannigan told Mr Moran that on July 27, McGuire contacted the woman 54 times, shouting abuse at her and sending her abusive WhatsApp messages. She made it clear to him that she didn’t want any contact with him. The couple have not spoken since and McGuire has not had contact with the children. A victim impact report was handed into court but not read out.
He said McGuire was in “a heightened emotional state” at the time and lost control of himself. He had written a letter of apology and was remorseful for his behaviour. Judge Martin Nolan said there was some dispute that turned from verbal to physical. He said the harassment was “a litany of abusive messages” but acknowledged that McGuire’s previous convictions were for minor offences.
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