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Suspended sentence for delivery man who assaulted his wife

Summary

Farhad Khorang, 38, received a 21‑month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife on 18 November 2014. The incident involved Khorang punching and biting his wife, who was later locked in their apartment for four days before escaping to a refuge. Garda Neil Canny reported that the woman later wished to drop the assault allegation and returned to Khorang. The Director of Public Prosecutions pursued the case despite her recantation. Khorang, of Kurdish‑Iranian origin and naturalised Irish, had no prior convictions. A passerby alerted Gardaí to a woman on a balcony seeking help; translations from French to English allowed Gardaí to break down the door. The woman, with bruises and a bite mark on her knee, testified that she and her baby had been locked in the premises overnight. The judge described the attack as "reprehensible" but found no useful purpose in imprisoning Khorang, noting it would be his first and last chance.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for delivery man who assaulted his wife. Charges or matters: assaulting his wife causing her harm at their home on November 18, 2014. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 18, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-11-06 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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