Clare man who claims he performed many exorcisms on ex-girlfriend cleared of assault

The defendant claimed that when the "evil entity" had possessed his then-girlfriend it could "make objects disappear" and "send text messages in Latin".

General Manager at a firm, Shane Gibbons (pictured) of Ballynagleragh, Ogonnelloe in east Clare denied the charge of assault causing harm to the woman at his home on August 17, 2019.

An east Clare man who told gardaí that he carried out a number of exorcisms on his then-girlfriend has been cleared of assaulting her.

At Killaloe District Court sitting in Ennis, Shane Gibbons (aged 48) told the court that the injuries caused to his then-girlfriend may have been caused by demonic possession or may have been caused by self harm “but they were not caused by me”.