Man found guilty of punching drinking partner’s wife

A man has been found guilty of punching his friend’s wife in the jaw after both men had returned home to continue drinking.

Mindaugas Janusaukas, a 64-year-old Lithuanian who has been living in Ireland for 14 years, was found guilty of punching Ilona Daukantiene at the home she was then sharing with her husband, Jonas Daukantas, in Kinsale on November 4, 2015.

Bandon District Court heard that Ms Daukantiene and Mr Daukantas had been married 33 years at the time of the incident but were also separated yet still living in the same apartment when the assault occurred.