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Date set for husband's appeal against marital rape conviction
Summary
In May 2014, a 43‑year‑old man raped and assaulted his wife in their home, threatening to cut her face and to kill her the next day over the phone. He also pleaded guilty to attempting serious harm to her and assaulting her mother during a hammer attack outside the mother's Dublin home on 7 August 2014. A jury of eleven men and one woman convicted him of rape and the threats, but could not reach a verdict on other assault counts. In July 2015, the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to 12 years for rape, suspending the final two years, and imposed lesser concurrent sentences for the other counts. On 22 May 2017, the Court of Appeal set 31 October 2017 as the date for his appeal against conviction, with the defendant absent from the procedural hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Date set for husband's appeal against marital rape conviction. Charges or matters: attempting to cause serious harm to the woman and of assaulting her mother on August 7th, 2014 during a hammer attack outside the mother's Dublin home. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- August 7th, 2014 Incident
- October 31 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-05-22 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: attempting to cause serious harm to the woman and of assaulting her mother on August 7th, 2014 during a hammer attack outside the mother's Dublin home (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The 43-year-old was jailed for ten years last July after being convicted by a jury in the Central Criminal Court. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy imposed a sentence of 12 years for the count of rape but suspended the final two years.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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