Emotional abuse suffered in controlling relationship like torture, says woman

The accused has pleaded guilty to coercive control, and making threats to the woman's life

The victim said the physical abuse was easier than the emotional and mental torture, and she even considered ending her life as the only way out. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

A woman has told a court that the emotional abuse she suffered in a controlling relationship was like torture and caused her to lose her sense of self-worth.

Daniel Lynch, aged 25, of Longdale Terrace, Ballymun, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to coercive control of the woman on dates between September 19, 2020, and January 15, 2022.