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Court upholds sentence of man who subjected pregnant partner to "extreme violence"
Summary
In a case heard by the Court of Appeal, Slovakian national Jakub Jesenak, aged 31, was found guilty of assault causing harm and threatening to kill his pregnant partner in front of their 20‑month‑old daughter. The original sentence of three years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, was imposed by Judge Pauline Codd on 5 May 2017. The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, ruling that it was not too severe. The offence occurred on 12 June 2016 at the couple's former home in Dublin. Jesenak had been drinking and, after his partner returned from a baby market, he grabbed her arm, punched her face, pulled her hair, threatened to kill her, and attempted to strangle her. Gardaí were called, Jesenak was arrested, and he has had no contact with the victim since being granted High Court bail. The victim suffered bruising, cuts to her face and legs, but the baby was delivered healthy.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Court upholds sentence of man who subjected pregnant partner to "extreme violence". Charges or matters: assault causing harm and threatening to kill his then partner at their former home in Dublin on June 12, 2016. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- June 12, 2016 Incident
- May 5, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-10-13 Publication
Why: The victim described trying not to fall because she wanted to protect her baby. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: assault causing harm and threatening to kill his then partner at their former home in Dublin on June 12, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three years imprisonment with the final year suspended by Judge Pauline Codd on May 5, 2017. Jesenak lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence today with the three-judge Court of Appeal holding that "there was certainly no case to be made that the sentence was too severe".
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- High Court
- taken to Clondalkin Garda Station
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