Iain Macnab gets suspended sentence for assault

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Iain Macnab received a two-and-a-half-year sentence for assault causing harm and a 12-month sentence for criminal damage, both fully suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 2 December 2019.

The offences occurred at Poolbeg Quay, Ringsend, during an assault on his then-partner at their home. The court heard Macnab grabbed her by the throat after an argument and later made full admissions when questioned.

Judge Martina Baxter imposed conditions including continued attendance at a domestic abuse perpetrators’ programme. Macnab had pleaded guilty and had no previous convictions.