Corkman fined after admitting to slapping his daughter on the face with his open hand

The defendant’s wife has also secured a barring order against her husband and they no longer live together.

Defence solicitor, Daithí Ó Donnabháin, said: “Quite clearly it is a very unhappy household with a lot of tension.”  Picture: Larry Cummins

A 56-year-old man was convicted – by his own evidence – of assaulting his daughter by slapping her across the face in the family home.

While the man, who had no previous convictions, pleaded not guilty to assaulting his daughter, Judge Marian O’Leary said, “By his own admission he slapped her on the face with his open hand. He admits that 100%. I find him guilty.” The judge convicted and fined him €500 for that assault.