Dublin man jailed for three and a half years over abuse of partner

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A Dublin man in his 30s has been jailed for three and a half years after pleading guilty at the Central Criminal Court to offences against his former partner. He cannot be named to protect her anonymity.

The offences comprised six counts of criminal damage, three of assault causing harm and two of threatening to kill the woman and members of her family, spanning 2016 to 2022. The judge imposed a five-year sentence, suspending its final 18 months subject to conditions including participation in programmes directed by the Probation Service.

The court heard that the relationship began in 2011 and ended in 2022. The judge also ordered the man to have no contact with the woman while in custody and for five years afterwards.