2026-05-08
Woman fears abusive ex-partner's 'next victim may not survive', court hears
Stage: Sentence
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. Passing down sentence today, Judge Roderick Maguire said the trauma inflicted on Ms Sweetman was deeper and longer-lasting, given that it occurred in the wake of an intimate relationship.