Declan McGowan tried to get woman into his car before assaulting her husband
In this case, Judge Patricia Ryan said that the aggravating factors were the accused’s previous conviction for impersonating a garda and the adverse effects this has had on both injured parties.
The trial heard he also took her hand, kissed it and hugged her. McGowan asked her to get into the car and said he would take her to a garda station. He also told Ms Calauz that he would contact Tusla to arrange for her children to be taken into care. Mr Ion said he told McGowan two or three times to let his wife go and told his wife in Romanian that she should not get into the car.Garda Webb said McGowan also put his number in Ms Calauz’s phone and made a call to his phone during the incident.
Mr Ion said he suffered bruising to his neck and could not eat for the next two days. He said he had to leave his job following these events, as his wife did not feel safe when alone with their children. He said his relationship with his wife was also affected. McGowan told Mr Maher in cross-examination that he was not taking cocaine in July 2019, when he previously pretended to be a garda.
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