Woman says she often thought about letting herself die so pain would end, but knew she could not leave children with their father
Central Criminal Court judge Ms Justice Melanie Greally said the woman was subjected to a 'litany of physical and sexual abuse' throughout her marriage. Photograph: Matt KavanaghA man has been jailed for life for habitually raping and assaulting his wife, subjecting the woman to “25 years of hell”.
He had been due to stand trial on a total of 52 counts including rape, sexual assault and assault causing harm earlier this year, but the guilty pleas to 12 counts were accepted by the Director of Public Prosecutions on a full facts basis, with the remaining charges to be taken in consideration.
Ms Justice Greally noted the mitigation and the man’s personal circumstances. She said the guilty plea came at a late stage, weeks before the trial had been due to start, and that until this point the victim had faced the prospect of giving evidence. She said the man must face the “full consequences of his deplorable actions”.
An investigating garda told the court that the man began to rape the victim in the early stages of their marriage, with the sexual abuse occurring regularly. The woman said the accused would rape her as a form of blackmail including for money to feed their children. The court heard there was a three-year break in the man’s offending between 2001 and 2003. It started again after the man suggested a “master plan” where he would give his family money for food, but they would have to “beg” for anything else and his wife would be “his sex slave”. She refused to accept this, the court heard.
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