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Woman stripped, tortured and made to vomit by neighbour during prolonged attack

Date
2023-03-01
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

Jonathan Whelan, aged 48, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for a prolonged assault on his neighbour. The victim was beaten, stripped to her underwear, repeatedly forced to vomit and threatened with death. Whelan also took her keys, ransacked her apartment, and demanded money. He and a friend used a metal rod, a knife, scissors and a razor blade to threaten and beat her for hours. The assault took place in Whelan's flat on North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1, on 4 April 2021. He had previously pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and to possessing cannabis for sale, receiving four‑year and four‑and‑a‑half‑year sentences respectively, which ran consecutively. The court reduced the headline sentence to eight and a half years on mitigation. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 1 March 2023.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman stripped, tortured and made to vomit by neighbour during prolonged attack. Charges or matters: assault causing harm at his flat on North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1 on April 4, 2021, for which he received a four-year sentence. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: When the woman told the men she couldn't breathe, they responded that it didn't matter, because "she was dead anyway and she wasn't going home," the court heard. Court evidence reported by CNI

Case subjects

Unnamed man

Defendant

Charges: assault causing harm at his flat on North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1 on April 4, 2021, for which he received a four-year sentence (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A violent criminal who subjected his neighbour to a "prolonged and terrifying" attack – during which she was beaten, stripped to her underwear, repeatedly made to vomit and told she would be killed – has been jailed for eight and a half years.

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Incident
  • North Great Charles Street
  • Dublin
Secondary Mention

Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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