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'Living hell': Coercive Control Garda told terminally ill partner he'd come to 'watch her bleed to death'
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 43‑year‑old terminally‑ill woman gave a victim impact statement about her former partner, a 42‑year‑old Garda, who had harassed, threatened, assaulted, stolen from and controlled her for over four years after meeting online in 2017. She described how he sent more than 30,000 messages, including 652 in a single 14‑hour period, and threatened to kill her, steal her cancer medication, and record her at the hospital where he told her he was there to "watch her bleed to death". The man pleaded guilty to coercive control and 19 other counts, including assault, theft and threats to kill. He was suspended from duty in March 2021 and is set to resign. The court adjourned the case to consider a psychological report, with the man remanded pending the decision. The woman urged others in similar situations to come forward.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Living hell': Coercive Control Garda told terminally ill partner he'd come to 'watch her bleed to death'. Charges or matters: a charge of coercive control in relation to the woman within the State on dates between January 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 2018 Incident
- January 1, 2019 Incident
- November 30, 2020 Incident
- January 2019 Incident
- March 2021 Incident
- May 2017 Other
- December 2017 Other
- November 23 Other
- March 31, 2020 Other
- November 2017 Incident
- October 2018 Incident
- 2022-07-25 Publication
Why: The woman said she felt like the man knew what was going on in her mind because he had access to her phone. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: a charge of coercive control in relation to the woman within the State on dates between January 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The 43-year-old woman was giving her victim impact statement in the sentence hearing of the 42-year-old man who harassed, threatened, assaulted, stole from and controlled the woman for over four years after they met online in 2017.; Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case overnight to allow him to consider an application by Mr Gillane to adjourn matters pending the preparation of a psychological report.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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