Father jailed for assaults on partner and son at family home

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Judge Melanie Greally sentenced a 32-year-old man at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 13 March 2023 to 40 months in prison, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions. These included two years under Probation Service supervision after his release.

He pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner causing her harm and assaulting his son at their Dublin family home on 29 November 2020. The proceedings were reported on 13 March 2023.

The court heard that the children called gardaí to report that their father was assaulting their mother. Judge Greally said the boy was assaulted when he tried to intervene. She backdated the sentence to 2 December 2021, when the man entered custody.