Victims tells court she has been ‘living in fear of what he will do if he gets out’
The court heard the man and the victim have a young child together and their relationship ended in the months prior to the assault.A Dublin man who slammed his ex-partner to the ground, causing fractures to three vertebrae in her back, has been jailed for 18 months.
On November 13, 2021, the man contacted his ex-partner and asked her to go for food. The couple went to a local bar where the victim had some cocktails.Liam Cunningham: ‘I tell people I’m a migrant. It messes with them. You can see them getting a twitch’The people behind the power: Who are Ireland’s political advisers and backroom experts?
He started shouting and calling her names including “bitch”, “slut” and “liar”. The woman was scared and ran to the kitchen where she picked up a spoon. The man left shortly afterwards and a friend of the woman later called to the house. The woman had pain in her back and right leg. She was unable to sit or take care of her baby.
Reading her victim impact statement, the woman said “this has changed my life” and outlined how she cannot carry out certain tasks. Judge Pauline Codd noted there was evidence during the trial that both parties had taken drugs on the night in question.
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