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Gardai responding to assault call found pregnant mum unconscious and baby covered in blood
Summary
In a Dublin family home, a 32‑year‑old man was remanded in custody after assaulting his pregnant partner and son on 29 November 2020. Gardaí were called when the children reported the father attacking their mother. Officers found the mother unconscious, bleeding heavily, and a five‑month‑pregnant infant crying in her cot with a Babygro covered in blood. The father had thrown the son against a metal bed frame and struck the mother, who feared he would kill her and the baby. The mother was treated in hospital and the children were placed in state care before being returned to her. The man pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner and son; the court adjourned the case to 14 October 2022, ordering a probation report and noting the ongoing relationship and lack of a victim impact statement. The mother expressed hope her partner would be released from prison and that her children were excited to see him.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Gardai responding to assault call found pregnant mum unconscious and baby covered in blood. Charges or matters: assaulting his partner causing her harm and to assaulting his son at their family home in Dublin on November 29, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 29, 2020 Adjournment
- October 14, 2022 Adjournment
- 2022-05-12 Publication
Why: I was trying to stay awake because I was afraid I was going to lose the baby," the woman said, referring to the fact that she was pregnant with her fifth child. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assaulting his partner causing her harm and to assaulting his son at their family home in Dublin on November 29, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A father who threw his son against a metal bed frame when the young boy tried to stop him attacking the boy's pregnant mother has been remanded in custody pending sentence.; A father who threw his son against a metal bed frame when the young boy tried to stop him attacking the boy's pregnant mother has been remanded in custody pending sentence.
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