2026-05-08
Woman fears abusive ex-partner's 'next victim may not survive', court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Dubliner Michael Mooney (41) engaged in "pernicious offences that left a trail of devastation in his wake" in relation to his ex-partner Nicola Sweetman, Judge Roderick Maguire said as he sentenced him to six years' imprisonment today. Even though Mooney is currently in custody, serving a 15-month sentence for a previous threat to kill, the judge noted Ms Sweetman still fears he will get someone to harm her, as he has previously threatened to do.