Accused will be freed shortly due to time served
A man who kept his partner living in a tent as part of a campaign of control has been jailed for five months.
McDonagh, of no fixed abode, admitted subjecting her to domestic abuse over a period of nearly six months, along with a further offence of possessing Class C drugs.Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard the victim approached police in a Lisburn Road cafe on November 16 last year to make the disclosures. She told officers that McDonagh had controlled her since his release from prison and prohibited contact with her family.
McDonagh also regularly talked down to the woman, the court heard, using insults and calling her derogatory names. When police arrested McDonagh, officers recovered a packet of pregabalin pills. District Judge Anne Marshall was told he is a heroin addict who has been clean for the last five years.
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