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Man beat his partner unconscious because she wanted to go to bed

Date
2022-07-06

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

On 6 July 2019, Daniel Prenderville, aged 34, attacked his partner Hayley Flood in her Walkinstown flat, knocking her to the floor and repeatedly kicking her face. She lost consciousness and fled the house, fearing for her safety. Prenderville also damaged the front door, which cost about €3,700 to repair. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. His defence cited drug use that night as a root cause. Judge Martin Nolan, after considering mitigating factors such as guilty pleas and steps toward reform, imposed a headline sentence of four years, equating to a 33‑month prison term. Taking into account 20 months already served and a good‑behaviour discount, the effective custodial term was 27 months, with a six‑month sentence for the assault to run from the hearing date.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man beat his partner unconscious because she wanted to go to bed. Charges or matters: assault causing harm at Dowland Road, Walkinstown; criminal damage of the front door of her flat when he kicked it in. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 6, 2019 Incident
2022-07-06 Publication

Why: A man beat his partner unconscious because she wanted to go to bed and he wanted to stay up partying, a court has heard. CNI source report

Case subjects

Daniel Prenderville

Defendant

Charges: assault causing harm at Dowland Road, Walkinstown; criminal damage of the front door of her flat when he kicked it in (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He said that taking into consideration the mitigating factors, including the guilty pleas and Prenderville's steps towards reform, the appropriate sentence was a prison term of 33 months. Judge Nolan said he was taking this time served into account and imposed a six-month sentence to date from today for the assault offence.; The court heard that Prenderville had his bail revoked and was remanded in custody after persistent breaches of curfew.