Man who slashed partner's face with kitchen knife has sentence adjourned

The woman has since died, unrelated to the assault and no victim impact statement was prepared for the case, court heard

Eddie Johnson, 40, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the woman in Wolfe Tone Park in Dublin on April 28, 2020.

A man who slashed his partner’s face with a large kitchen knife following a row in a public park has had his sentence adjourned until November.

Eddie Johnson, 40, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the woman in Wolfe Tone Park in Dublin on April 28, 2020.