Judge orders release of 999 call audio in domestic violence case

A judge has ordered gardaí to release audio of a 999 call in a family law case and has also stressed that under new domestic violence legislation put in place last month any communication between partners where a court has banned it should be treated “as a matter of seriousness”.

The matter emerged at a recent sitting of the District Court in West Cork when the case of a woman and a man against whom she has a safety order was discussed in court.