Courts / Limerick / Report
"A night of horror": man repeatedly raped ex-partner and foster daughter (16) after breaking into home
Summary
A 37‑year‑old Limerick man was jailed for 18 years after breaking into his ex‑partner's home on 10 September 2016 and repeatedly raping her and her 16‑year‑old foster daughter. The man, who was heavily intoxicated with whiskey and cocaine, threatened the foster mother with a knife and forced both victims to submit to repeated sexual assaults. He held the ex‑partner's mouth shut, pressed a knife to her throat, and attempted to rape her before ultimately raping her while threatening to stab her. He then forced her to bring the foster daughter upstairs, threatened her with the knife, and together they were repeatedly raped. The ordeal lasted several hours, during which the man drank whiskey, struck the ex‑partner, smashed her mobile, and prevented her from using the bathroom. The unnamed 37 year old pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "A night of horror": man repeatedly raped ex-partner and foster daughter (16) after breaking into home. Charges or matters: six counts of rape at a house in Co Limerick on the night of September 10, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 10, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-06-25 Publication
Why: The older woman told the court that she lost half of her possessions because she couldn't face going back to the house after the attack. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: six counts of rape at a house in Co Limerick on the night of September 10, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Aoife Nic Ardghail and Declan Brennan A man who broke into his ex-partner's home before repeatedly raping her and her teenage foster daughter during a coke-fuelled "night of horror" has been jailed for 18 years.
Places mentioned
Topics
Related court reports
- Manager at global IT firm denies company 'lied' about position of former Irish employee
- High Court refuses to surrender Limerick man wanted for alleged human trafficking in Greece
- Tipperary man admits attempted murder
- Volunteer who said he was sacked for warning Church officials of 'rogue' relic traders can't pursue case, WRC rules
- Appearance of tips machine in cafe that pulled in €5k unexplained, tribunal notes
- 'You've to get the morning after pill': man who was 18 when he raped girl (15) gets seven years
If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.
Email a correction request