'You will be believed,' say Gardaí as officer jailed for coercive control of his terminally-ill partner

The court heard that Paul Moody, in one 14-hour period, sent 652 messages amounting to one message every 90 seconds

The defence lawyer asked Judge Nolan to accept that his client Paul Moody (pictured) had given 20 years of service to An Garda Síochána during which he did good and difficult work but accepted that the man has “brought dishonour to himself and the organisation”. Picture: Collins Courts

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A serving garda has been jailed for three years and three months for the coercive control of his terminally-ill partner.