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String of 'reprehensible' attacks on partner sees man jailed

Date
2022-03-10
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

Evan Keogh, aged 26, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for three assaults on his partner between April 2017 and January 2018. In April 2017 he pulled her down the stairs, causing her to fall and injure her arm. In December 2017 he bent her ankle, inflicting pain and leaving her limping for days. In January 2018 he struck her face, splitting her lip and biting her finger, which had been broken three years earlier. Keogh pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing harm at various locations in Dublin. The court described the attacks as "reprehensible" and imposed a 15‑month sentence for the first assault and a consecutive 18‑month term for the subsequent assaults, backdated to March 2021 when he entered custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: String of 'reprehensible' attacks on partner sees man jailed. Charges or matters: three counts of assault causing harm at various locations in the capital on dates between April 2017 and January 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: She told gardai that she walked with a limp for days after the attack and said Keogh said he wasn't sorry because "she deserved it". CNI source report

Case subjects

Unnamed man

Defendant

Charges: three counts of assault causing harm at various locations in the capital on dates between April 2017 and January 2018 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He imposed a 15-month prison sentence for the first attack and a consecutive term of 18 months for the following assaults.

Places mentioned

Residence
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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