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Suspended sentence for Latvian woman beat partner's child while drunk
Summary
A 25‑year‑old Latvian woman was given a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence after she threw her partner's six‑year‑old son against a wall and beat him with a mop while drunk. She admitted to drinking three bottles of wine that night and to having been upset and angry. She first told gardaí she had no idea how the child was injured, but later confessed to the assault. The boy was initially taken into foster care, but returned to his father after the woman's statement. The court accepted psychological reports that the woman was not a threat to children and that she had suffered a miscarriage and depression. Judge Martin Nolan, citing the circumstances, imposed a suspended sentence, noting the woman had no prior convictions and had shown remorse. The case was heard at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following early pleas of guilty from the District Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for Latvian woman beat partner's child while drunk. Charges or matters: assault causing harm at the boy's Dublin home on April 9, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 9, 2014 Incident
- June 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-05-01 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm at the boy's Dublin home on April 9, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A Latvian woman who threw her partner's six-year-old child against a wall and beat him with a mop while she was drunk has received a two and a half year suspended sentence. He said "on balance" a suspended sentence was appropriate as "this was a crime committed under pressures and circumstances pertaining at the time." John Berry BL, defending, told the court that his client had suffered a miscarriage the previous month and was suffering from depression and drinking heavily.
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