Man threw hot coffee into girlfriend's face as she broke up with him

Ex-boyfriend given 10-month sentence suspended on condition he would have no contact with the woman for two years

The woman was treated for first-degree burns to her cheek, chest, and thigh. 

Hot coffee was thrown into a vulnerable woman’s face in a cafe when she broke up with her boyfriend — burning her and causing her deep anguish. The culprit was today given a 10-month suspended jail sentence.

Judge Olann Kelleher said even though 35-year-old Kevin Farrell, of 3 Oak Drive, Hillview, Waterford, had no previous convictions, he could not be left without a conviction. He said it was important to impose a substantial sentence to mark the seriousness of the assault.