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Woman who fought off attacker tells him he 'chose the wrong continent to practice stupid masculinity'
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a Kenyan woman who had been a close friend of John Ndungu for almost 20 years defended herself after he violently attacked her in her Balbriggan home on 21 June 2020. Ndungu, 42, had been drinking heavily and, after a verbal altercation, grabbed the woman in a chokehold, punched her, and inflicted severe injuries. She elbowed him in the genitals, threw items, and eventually escaped to call the Gardaí. The assault left her with two lost teeth, a fractured eye socket and cheekbone, and a total medical cost of about €4,000. Ndungu pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to a woman. Judge Martina Baxter sentenced him to 30 months in prison, with the final 18 months suspended on the condition of good behaviour and engagement with Probation Services. The woman's victim impact statement highlighted the emotional and physical scars left by the attack.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman who fought off attacker tells him he 'chose the wrong continent to practice stupid masculinity'. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to a woman in her home in Balbriggan on June 21, 2020; the charges on his trial date last May. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 21, 2020 Incident
- 29 June Incident
- 2023-11-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to a woman in her home in Balbriggan on June 21, 2020; the charges on his trial date last May (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Baxter handed down a sentence of 30 months in prison, with the final eighteen months suspended on the condition Ngundu be of good behaviour and engage with Probation Services upon release.
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