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Man who shattered his ex-partner's leg has sentenced quadrupled on appeal
Summary
A man from Kingscourt, County Meath, has had his prison sentence substantially increased by the Court of Appeal following a successful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Adrian Magennis, aged 49, pleaded guilty at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting his ex-partner at her home on January 4, 2014. He was originally sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in June 2015, which the appellate court deemed unduly lenient. The Court of Appeal, led by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan, imposed a four-year sentence with the final sixteen months suspended. The court heard that Magennis caused serious injuries including a shattered leg requiring surgical intervention. Evidence indicated he subsequently brought the victim to a garda station to withdraw her complaint, though she later stated she had been intimidated. Mr Justice Sheehan noted the assault occurred within a domestic context involving significant physical violence. Magennis was ordered to enter into his own bond of one hundred euro to keep the peace during the suspension period.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man who shattered his ex-partner's leg has sentenced quadrupled on appeal. Charges or matters: assaulting his ex-partner causing her harm at her home on January 4, 2014. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 4, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 3, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2014 Other
- 2016-01-18 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: assaulting his ex-partner causing her harm at her home on January 4, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Sheehan said Magennis' 12 month sentence represented a substantial departure from what would be the norm and the offence warranted a sentence substantially higher than the one imposed. Mr Justice Sheehan, who sat with Mr Justice Alan Mahon and Mr Justice John Edwards, said the court would impose a four year sentence on Magennis with the final 16 months suspended for a period of two years.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Kingscourt
- Monaghan
- Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court
- by him to the garda station
Topics
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