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Bank worker becomes emotional as he's jailed for assault on partner nine years ago
Summary
Chakib Baddaoui, a 40‑year‑old Dutch national, was sentenced to two years in prison for assault causing harm on his former partner in Dublin in 2015. He fled Ireland shortly after the offence, taking a new job in Amsterdam, and later married and had a child. He returned to Ireland in 2022, was granted bail, and travelled from Dubai for the sentencing hearing. He brought €10,000 in compensation to the court. The judge, Elva Duffy, noted that Baddaoui had no prior convictions and that the victim did not wish to give a victim impact statement. The sentence was read with Baddaoui and his wife becoming emotional. The judge suspended the final 12 months of the sentence for two years, back‑dating it to account for the six weeks he had spent in Spanish custody under a European Arrest Warrant. The effective custodial term is one year. The unnamed 40-year-old pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bank worker becomes emotional as he's jailed for assault on partner nine years ago. Charges or matters: assault causing harm on November 14, 2015 at the apartment he and his partner shared on Parnell Street in Dublin. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 14, 2015 Incident
- November 15 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 20 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-07-08 Publication
Why: She explained that he had worked in the banking sector in the IFSC but was due to leave to take up another job in Amsterdam at the time of the offence, and that had added to the stress on their relationship. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm on November 14, 2015 at the apartment he and his partner shared on Parnell Street in Dublin (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A bank worker who fled Ireland after attacking his then partner in their home nine years ago and who has since remarried has been jailed for a year. However, Judge Duffy imposed a sentence of two years on him. "The question is whether I can suspend it in full," she said. "I find I can't." She suspended the final 12 months for two years and backdated it to take into account the six weeks Baddaoui spent in custody in Spain.
Places mentioned
- Parnell Street
- Dublin
- Dublin. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin
- High Court
- have been the wrong garda station
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