Limerick city man convicted of assault and false imprisonment

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A Limerick city man was convicted of assault and false imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 10 November 2015. The offences involved beating his girlfriend with a shovel and keeping her against her will in Limerick. The jury also acquitted him of seven rape charges and could not agree verdicts on two others. He had previously pleaded guilty to another assault charge. Sentencing for the assault and false imprisonment convictions was listed for 14 December, while the Director of Public Prosecutions was due to indicate by 30 November whether there would be a retrial on the unresolved rape charges.