Man tried to murder wife with kettlebell

A 44-year-old Algerian man who attempted to murder his wife by bludgeoning her in the head with a kettlebell is to be sentenced later.

Man tried to murder wife  with kettlebell

Lounes Ouachek of St Dominic’s Terrace, Tallaght, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the attempted murder of Ruta Ouachek, 35, at that address on August 23, 2012.

The court heard that after he tried to kill his wife, Ouachek left the house, pulled the blinds, drove her car to Dublin airport and flew to Tunisia without telling anyone that she was injured.

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