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Husband jailed for two attacks on wife
Summary
Aidan Horan, 39, of East Wall, Dublin, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court after pleading not guilty to two counts of assaulting his wife on January 1, 2019, and February 22, 2019. Following a trial, he was convicted of both charges. Prosecution evidence detailed that during the first incident, Horan struck the woman in the head and face, while the second involved her finger being hyper-extended, requiring surgery. Mr Justice Paul Burns acknowledged claims that violence was mutual but noted that only Horan was convicted. He described the relationship as tempestuous but stated there is no excuse for violence. The court imposed a 12-month custodial sentence. The final three months of this sentence were suspended on strict conditions, requiring Horan to engage with the Probation Service for three months upon his ultimate release from prison. The judge emphasized the specific impact of domestic violence under the Domestic Violence Act. Horan had no previous convictions, and his defense counsel offered €4,500 as a token of remorse, which the victim declined.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Husband jailed for two attacks on wife. Charges or matters: assaulting the now 31-year-old woman on January 1, 2019 and February 22, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- January 1, 2019 Incident
- February 22, 2019 Incident
- February 2019 Other
- December 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- New Years Eve Incident
- 2023-04-24 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assaulting the now 31-year-old woman on January 1, 2019 and February 22, 2019 (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Mr Justice Burns noted that there were claims during the trial and the sentence hearing that the physical violence in the relationship was not all one way, but he commented "the accused has been convicted of assault but his wife has not". "This was a tempestuous relationship from the start but there is no excuse for violence," Mr Justice Burns said, before he imposed a 12-month sentence. He suspended the final three months of the sentence on strict conditions including that Horan engage with the Probation Service for three months upon his ultimate release from prison.
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