Soldier who broke nearly every bone in ex's face withdraws appeal against €150k damages award

A former soldier has withdrawn an appeal against a €150,000 damages award in the Court of Appeal following an assault on his former partner. Jonathan McSherry, formerly of Dublin, had challenged the High Court's assessment of damages for assault and battery. The attack occurred in December 2015 when McSherry assaulted the mother of his two children at her home, causing fractures to her skull, eye sockets and cheekbones. He subsequently served 22 months of a three-and-a-half-year custodial sentence imposed in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. In the civil proceedings, McSherry accepted responsibility for causing extensive facial injuries to his former partner. The three-judge panel, comprising Mr Justice John Edwards, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy and Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, was informed of the withdrawal before the hearing commenced. Legal costs were awarded against McSherry following an application by counsel for the plaintiff.