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Suspended sentence for man who launched vicious and sustained attack on girlfriend
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Karl Sutton, aged 33, received a suspended sentence for a violent assault on his girlfriend, Tiffany Curtis, on 16 August 2003. Sutton accused Curtis of cheating before attacking her, striking her head against walls and floors, kicking her, and threatening their infant son who was in a Moses basket nearby. The court noted the extreme violence, the couple's turbulent relationship, and that they had two children together, one of whom died in 2010. Curtis had written to the court expressing remorse for Sutton's potential imprisonment. Judge Melanie Greally set a headline sentence of five years, then imposed a four‑year term entirely suspended on strict conditions, including two years of probation and participation in an intervention program for intimate‑violence perpetrators. Sutton pleaded guilty, showed remorse, and had no prior convictions. The case ended with the suspended sentence and probationary conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for man who launched vicious and sustained attack on girlfriend. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to Ms Curtis at their flat in Rialto on August 16, 2003. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 16, 2003 Incident
- 2018-07-26 Publication
Why: Mr Callanan said his client went to England because of a concern he had for his own safety. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: assault causing harm to Ms Curtis at their flat in Rialto on August 16, 2003 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A man who launched a vicious and sustained assault on his girlfriend, which included banging her head off the floor and walls and kicking her in the head, has been given a suspended sentence.
Accused
Charges: assault causing harm to Ms Curtis at their flat in Rialto on August 16, 2003 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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