Man convicted of coercive control and multiple assaults of ex-partner

In first trial under 2018 Domestic Violence Act, woman said he took her social welfare money every week. 'By Tuesday evening, I wouldn't have a fiver'

Woman testified that shortly after they got together, the man stubbed his cigarette out on her foot and burnt it “'or no reason'. Stock image

A jury has convicted a man of coercive control, intimidation, and multiple assaults of his former partner, after the first trial under the 2018 Domestic Violence Act.

The 52-year-old Dublin man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty to one count of engaging in behaviour which was controlling or coercive of his partner at various locations, including their Dublin home, between January 1, 2019, and September 22, 2019.