39-year-old foreign national sentenced for wilful assault

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A 39-year-old foreign national was given a two-year fully suspended sentence for wilful assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 31 July 2015. The assault happened at the family home on 24 June 2012 after her nine-year-old son soiled his pants. The woman had pleaded guilty, and Judge Patricia Ryan suspended the sentence in full for two years. The report said she beat the child with a tree branch and poured salt over his wounds; she denied pouring salt. Her name was withheld to protect the child’s identity.