2022-07-26
'Vile' garda who 'made life hell' for terminally ill partner through coercive control is jailed
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) By Sonya McLean A serving garda who "made life hell" for his terminally-ill partner during a four-year campaign of harassment, threats, assaults and coercive control has been jailed for three years and three months. He said Moody's behaviour was at the highest end of the offence but the court had to take his guilty plea into consideration and he reduced a five-year headline sentence to three years and three months.; On Monday, Judge Nolan had adjourned the case overnight to allow him to consider an application by Mr Gillane to adjourn the case pending the preparation of a psychological report.