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10.5 years in jail for first man to be convicted of coercive control by jury
Summary
Daniel Kane, 52, was sentenced to ten‑and‑a‑half years in prison for coercive control, intimidation, assault and 12 counts of assault causing harm. The offences occurred between May 2018 and January 2020 in Dublin and included repeated physical attacks such as burning the victim's foot, cutting her with a pizza slicer, head‑butting her after nasal surgery, stamping on her arm and strangling her. Kane also threatened to send explicit images to the victim's family if she withdrew charges and attempted to pervert the course of justice by pressuring her to change her statements. He pleaded guilty to the perverting the course of justice charge. The judge imposed a twelve‑and‑a‑half year sentence, suspended the final two years on strict conditions, and ordered that Kane follow all directions of the Probation Service for two years after release.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 10.5 years in jail for first man to be convicted of coercive control by jury. Charges or matters: a separate charge of intending to pervert the course of justice in the period between March and July 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 2018 Incident
- January 2020 Incident
- July 2020 Incident
- September 22, 2019 Other
- April 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2020 Incident
- January 2019 Incident
- 2021-01-21 Publication
Why: The victim made a 999 call in January 2019 during which she was very upset and said she was hiding in a toilet in the apartment unable to leave because Kane was present. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: a separate charge of intending to pervert the course of justice in the period between March and July 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan imposed an effective sentence of twelve-and-a-half years imprisonment. Judge Sheahan sentenced Kane to three-and-a-half years imprisonment for both the assault by stamping on the victim's harm and the assault by head-butting her following nasal surgery and ordered that they run consecutive to each other.; An investigation was launched and recordings were obtained of 146 phone calls made by Kane to the victim while he was remanded in custody.
Places mentioned
- Waterville
- Waterville Terrace
- Blanchardstown
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Dublin hospital
Topics
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