Convicted murderer who tried to suffocate wife avoids further jail time

Marius Rucinskas received an 18-month jail term, but the judge noted the accused had already been remanded in custody on the charge for almost a year and suspended whatever remained of the 18 months

Lithuanian Marius Rucinskas, a convicted murderer, who pleaded guilty to the charge of assault causing harm to his wife on January 1, 2020. 

A convicted murderer who attacked his wife and tried to rip off her eyelash extensions at their home in West Cork had the balance of a jail sentence suspended.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed an 18-month jail term, noted the accused had already been remanded in custody on the charge for almost a year and suspended whatever remained of the 18 months.