2025-06-18
Garda detective is 'abuser and perpetrator of domestic violence', ex-wife tells court
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The court heard the maximum penalty for the assault, under Section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act which is normally dealt with summarily in the District Court, is six months imprisonment or a fine.; She said because it is spousal abuse, she was going to ask for the assistance of the Probation Service and adjourned the case for sentencing in October.