Alex Masuku receives suspended sentence for hammer threat against former schoolfriend

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Alex Masuku, who pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and production of an article, was given a two-year suspended prison sentence at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. He was also ordered to pay his victim €3,000 in compensation within six months.

The court heard that Masuku forced his way into his former schoolfriend’s home in Castlebar on November 21, 2023, headbutted him and threatened him with a hammer while he held his two-year-old daughter. The judge said the attack’s reasons remained unclear and that it had significantly affected the victim.