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Husband beat wife with rolling pin in 'jealous rage'
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Vasile Plesca, aged 41, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for assault causing harm after he beat his wife with a rolling pin in what he described as a jealous rage. The incident, which lasted seven hours, involved Plesca and another man preventing the woman from leaving their flat. He struck her over the head, forced her to remove blood‑stained clothing and shower, and inflicted bruising on her arm, elbow and neck. Video evidence, recorded by the victim on a mobile phone, showed her screaming and pleading for help. Plesca denied strangling her and claimed he avoided hospital care to prevent the authorities from taking his children. The judge, citing the severity of the offence, imposed a four‑year sentence with the final year suspended, and required Plesca to pay €5,000 to his wife as a token of remorse. Vasile Plesca pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Husband beat wife with rolling pin in 'jealous rage'. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to the woman at that address on April 26, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 26, 2017 Incident
- 2020-07-22 Publication
Why: A man who beat his wife around the head with a rolling pin because he was in "a jealous rage" has been jailed for three years. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to the woman at that address on April 26, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She suspended the final year of a four year prison sentence.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
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