34-year-old man gets suspended sentence for child cruelty

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A 34-year-old man who pleaded guilty to child cruelty received a one-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 26 April 2021. The offence occurred at his 11-year-old son’s school, where CCTV showed him hitting the boy with his fists and school bag. Judge Martin Nolan imposed strict conditions and asked the Probation Service to liaise with TUSLA about a programme for the man. The man cannot be named to protect the child’s identity.