Courts will protect domestic violence victims, promises judge

A judge has assured victims of domestic violence the courts will protect them.

Offenders who breach court orders under the Domestic Violence Act will be severely punished, Judge James McNulty warned, as he sentenced a 56-year-old man to four months’ jail.

Violence in the home was all too common and sadly, said Judge McNulty, it was not only partners but sons and daughters who also put family members under threat.