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Domestic violence victim relocated due to 'extreme danger' from ex
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Stefan Sorici, aged 40, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to a domestic‑violence victim on 14 July 2016. Sorici had held the woman captive in her home, kicking and choking her, and threatened to "do extra time" for her life. The victim, who was walking her young son to school when she saw Sorici hiding behind a wall, escaped by jumping from the first‑floor window and running barefoot to a pub where a customer helped her call Gardaí. The assault left her with bruises on her face, neck and wrists. Judge Pauline Codd suspended the final year of Sorici's three‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence on the condition that he keep the peace and enrol in a domestic‑violence programme, and ordered no contact with the victim. The victim, who had been relocated by Women's Aid to escape "extreme danger", expressed ongoing fear of further harm.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Domestic violence victim relocated due to 'extreme danger' from ex. Charges or matters: assault causing harm to the woman in her home in the city centre on July 14, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 14, 2016 Incident
- November 2019 Incident
- 2020-12-01 Publication
Why: The woman told the court that she was placed into a refuge by Women's Aid and was later relocated out of the capital because of the "extreme danger" to her. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to the woman in her home in the city centre on July 14, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She suspended the final year of a three-and-a-half year prison sentence on condition that Sorici keep the peace and put himself forward for assessment for a domestic violence programme.
Places mentioned
Topics
Domestic Abuse Pubs And Nightclubs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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