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10-year jail sentence for marital rapist
Summary
In Dublin Central Criminal Court a 42‑year‑old man was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for threatening, assaulting and raping his wife during a marital breakdown in 2014. The judge described the assaults as "cowardly" and "brutal" and noted that the rape was committed in the context of a marital breakdown but was not excused. The man had been convicted of rape, threats to kill, assault, and an earlier attempt to cause serious harm. He received a 12‑year sentence for rape with the final two years suspended, and lesser concurrent sentences for the other counts. The victim, who had sought a separation, endured repeated threats, a petrol‑covered living room, a knife threat, a rape in a spare bedroom, and a hammer attack that left her bloodied and unconscious. She reported the violence to the court and described the lasting impact on her sense of power and safety. The unnamed 42-year-old pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 10-year jail sentence for marital rapist. Charges or matters: attempting to cause serious harm to the woman and of assaulting her mother on August 7th, 2014 during the hammer attack outside the mother's Dublin home. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 7th, 2014 Incident
- May 25th, 2014 Other
- August 6th Other
- August 2014 Incident
- 2016-07-25 Publication
Why: She did not disclose the rape until five months later because she couldn't bring herself to admit it, she said. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: attempting to cause serious harm to the woman and of assaulting her mother on August 7th, 2014 during the hammer attack outside the mother's Dublin home (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A man has been jailed for 10 years for threatening, assaulting and raping his wife as their marriage was breaking down in 2014. The judge imposed a sentence of 12 years for the count of rape but suspended the final two years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin Central Criminal Court
- Central Criminal Court
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