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Ukrainian man with 'significant history of violence' came to Ireland after serving 21 years in prison
Summary
A Ukrainian man with a significant history of violence, Mykola Kaznacheiev, was jailed for five and a half years after kicking his former partner outside her workplace and threatening to cut her head off. Kaznacheiev, who had served 21 years in prison in Ukraine, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and criminal damage. The incident occurred in June 2025 when he approached his former partner outside her workplace, kicked her in the groin, and threatened her with violence. He was arrested after a colleague intervened. Kaznacheiev's legal team argued that he was homeless and in a psychotic episode, and urged the court to consider deportation instead of imprisonment. However, Judge Elma Sheahan imposed a five-and-a-half-year sentence, noting the seriousness of the offence, the breach of trust, and the victim's ongoing fear and distress. The judge declined to suspend any part of the sentence and ordered no contact with the victim for ten years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ukrainian man with 'significant history of violence' came to Ireland after serving 21 years in prison. Charges or matters: assault causing harm and criminal damage of a pair of sunglasses at the woman's workplace in Dublin on June 19, 2025. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 19, 2025 Incident
- November 2023 Other
- April 2025 Other
- 2026-05-06 Publication
Why: She was thrown to the ground, where he kicked her at least four times, telling her he was doing it because she would not give him money. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assault causing harm and criminal damage of a pair of sunglasses at the woman's workplace in Dublin on June 19, 2025 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mykola Kaznacheiev (56), who has a "significant history of violence", was today jailed for five and a half years. He said Kaznacheiev would consent to being deported in lieu of a prison sentence.
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