2022-03-29
Convicted murderer who viciously attacked wife avoids jail despite quashing of suspended sentence
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Marius Rucinskas (45), formerly of Lithuania but now residing in Cork city, had received an 18-month suspended sentence for the three-hour attack which took place on January 1, 2020, at a house he shared with Renata Rucinskeine on Main Street, Castletownbere, Co Cork. Mr Kelly also told the court that Rucinskas had previously served 15 years for murder in his native Lithuania and moved to Ireland in 2015 on his release. "Looking at the entirety of the sentence imposed, it was unduly lenient," he said.