Man who 'slit' his partner with large kitchen knife jailed in Waterford

The judge had to treat the domestic violence victim as a hostile witness as she claimed the injuries were “her fault” and no one else’s

A second attack had lasted an hour. She had been punched repeatedly in her face, injuring her right eye, lip and neck. File photo

A man in west Waterford has received a four-and-a-half-year sentence for “viciously assaulting” his partner twice at their home.

Waterford Circuit Court heard today that for the first offence, Patryk Hejwosz, 26, had “slit” his partner’s side with a large kitchen knife, while the second attack on Julia Siedzielnik had lasted an hour. She had been punched repeatedly in her face, injuring her right eye, lip and neck.