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Three years for violent offender who was on bail when he severely beat partner and threatened to eat her liver
Summary
Ian Doyle, 33, was on bail for assaulting another partner when he severely beat his current partner in February 2023. He kept her in the house for almost a week, preventing her from leaving with her four‑year‑old daughter, and threatened to cut her throat and eat her liver. Doyle supplied her with paper stitches and painkillers but refused to let her go to the hospital. CCTV footage showed him forcing her back inside when she tried to escape. He also controlled her mobile phone, monitoring calls and sending messages from her account. Doyle pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and false imprisonment. Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to three years and six months, suspended for six months on conditions of probation and violence‑prevention courses, to run consecutively with his current term due to expire in April 2026. The sentence reflects the prolonged, controlling nature of the abuse and the victim's fear and trauma.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Three years for violent offender who was on bail when he severely beat partner and threatened to eat her liver. Charges or matters: assaulting the woman causing her harm and threatening to kill or causing serious harm to the woman on dates in February 2023. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2023 Incident
- April 2026 Incident
- February 18, 2023 Other
- May 27, 2023 Incident
- 2024-11-25 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting the woman causing her harm and threatening to kill or causing serious harm to the woman on dates in February 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She set a headline sentence of five years, which she reduced to three years and six months having taken into account that Doyle had pleaded guilty, although she noted that it was a late plea and that the woman had to come to court for a pre-trial hearing.
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